Origins of conservatism
Key term: The Enlightenment - Intellectual movement that emerged in the mid-17th century that opposed the medieval politics and philosophy of faith, superstition and religion Key date: American Revolution (ended in creation of independent American Republic) - 1776 Key date: French Revolution - 1789 Key term: change to conserve - A believe that for something valuable to be preserved, it has to be continuously updated and maintained. Key term: Whigs - Early liberal politicians who were confident that the progression principles embodied by the Enlightenment were intellectually unquestionable and politically irresistible
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