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There are significant ''personal'' benefits to [[conservatism]].  It is particularly powerful and useful in combating:

There are significant ''personal'' benefits to [[conservatism]].  It is particularly powerful and useful in combating:

#[[Atheism and obesity|obesity]] and other addictions

# [[Atheism and obesity|obesity]] and other [[addiction]]s

#anxiety and wasting time

# [[anxiety]] and wasting time

#deceit and bias

# deceit and bias

#temptation of all kinds

# [[temptation]] of all kinds

and in encouraging:

and in encouraging:

#self-improvement and self-reliance

# self-improvement and [[self-reliance]]

#seeking the truth and standing up for it

# seeking the truth and standing up for it

#charity

# [[charity]]

#an advanced command and understanding of [[English]] as is shown by [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words|conservative terms]] being generated at a faster rate and with much higher quality than [[liberal]] terms are. This implies an inevitable conservative triumph over liberalism.  

# an advanced command and understanding of [[English]] as is shown by [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words|conservative terms]] being generated at a faster rate and with much higher quality than [[liberal]] terms are. This implies an inevitable conservative triumph over liberalism.  

Conservative benefits include all of the following:

Conservative benefits include all of the following:

# it encourages a ''personal'' frugality that doesn't waste other people's money ... or one's own

# it encourages a ''personal'' frugality that doesn't waste other people's money ... or one's own

# it encourages self-restraint that is invaluable in combating addiction, temptation, and obesity

# it encourages self-restraint that is invaluable in combating addiction, temptation, and obesity

# it encourages self-sufficiency and self-help rather than dependency

# it encourages self-sufficiency and self-help rather than [[dependency]], [[entitlement mentality]] and [[Teacup Generation|teacup]] behavior

# it facilitates genuine ''personal'' charity, with all its spiritual benefits

# it facilitates genuine ''personal'' [[charity]], with all its spiritual benefits

# it is shared across all religions and cultures

# it is shared across all [[religion]]s and [[culture]]s

# it facilitates extraordinary insights and epiphanies

# it facilitates extraordinary insights and epiphanies

# it helps tremendously in raising and educating the next generation, including one's own children

# it helps tremendously in raising and [[homeschooling|educating]] the next generation, including one's own children

# it appreciates law and order, and the ''personal'' value in adhering to it

# it appreciates [[law and order]], and the ''personal'' value in adhering to it

# it helps one to realize the potential of every human life

# it helps one to realize the potential of every human life

# it reinforces the ideal that if one works hard enough, he can be anything that he wants to be

# it reinforces the ideal that if one works hard enough, he can be anything that he wants to be

# it encourages family values, mainly financial and emotional assistance within the family as opposed to a centralized bureaucracy

# it encourages [[family values]], mainly financial and emotional assistance within the family as opposed to a [[big government|centralized bureaucracy]] [[Welfare state]]-[[Nanny state]]-[[Police state]].

# it instills a sense of [[pride]] in one's country, which is crucial to becoming a contributing member of its society

# it instills a sense of [[pride]] in one's country, which is crucial to becoming a contributing member of its society

== Example ==

== Example ==

It is difficult for widows to remarry because there are relatively few single men available beyond age 50.  Only 8% of women who become widows between ages 55 and 64 remarry, and only 2% of women who become widows after age 64 remarry.<ref>"There are 11 million widows to 2.6 million widowers, a ratio of 4.3 to 1. Within 25 years, some demographers predict, the gap could widen to 10 to 1." [http://www.globalaging.org/ruralaging/us/enjoying.htm]</ref>  Also, it becomes difficult to remain attractive as one grows older.   

It is difficult for widows to remarry because there are relatively few single men available beyond age 50.  Only 8% of women who become widows between ages 55 and 64 remarry, and only 2% of women who become widows after age 64 remarry.<ref>"There are 11 million widows to 2.6 million widowers, a ratio of 4.3 to 1. Within 25 years, some demographers predict, the gap could widen to 10 to 1." [http://www.globalaging.org/ruralaging/us/enjoying.htm]</ref>  Also, it becomes difficult to remain attractive as one grows older.   

But at a conservative conference in early 2010, an informal survey found a remarriage rate of nearly 100% by the conservative widows in attendance. These results are likely to be found in other samples.

But at a conservative conference in early 2010, an informal survey found a remarriage rate of nearly 100% by the conservative widows in attendance. These results are likely to be found in other samples.

== References ==

== See Also ==

== See also ==

==References==

{{Conservatism}}

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[[Category:Essays about Conservatism]]

[[Category:Essays about Conservatism]]