Assertion: conservatism | /r/HasProperty | political philosophy
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text: As nouns the difference between conservatism and fascism is that conservatism is a political philosophy that advocates traditional values while fascism is (historical) a political regime, having totalitarian aspirations, ideologically based on a relationship between business and the centralized government, business-and-government control of the market place, repression of criticism or opposition, a leader cult and exalting the state and/or religion above individual rights originally only applied (usually capitalized) to (benito mussolini)'s italy.
text: It is in that sense wrong to say that conservatism is a philosophy or a political theory, since it presupposes that the essential questions have been solved by the tradition it seeks to preserve.
text: Conservatism, political doctrine that emphasizes the value of traditional institutions and practices.
text: Conservatism, as the term is generally used, is a political ideology that envisions relaxed government intervention in the economic sphere accompanied by proactive government support for the maintenance of certain traditional cultural values.
text: Each publication of Congressional and State Ratings contains a statement from Chairman Matt Schlapp about the philosophy guiding the ratings as one of conservatism: "We begin with our philosophy (conservatism is the political philosophy that sovereignty resides in the person) and then apply our understanding of government (its essential role is to defend life, liberty, and property).