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Line 14: − and in encouraging:+ + + + + − #self-improvement and self-reliance − #seeking the truth and standing up for it − #charity − Conservative benefits include all of the following: − # it recognizes that ideas, and particularly political ideas, do have serious ''personal'' consequences<ref>For example, a belief in legalized drugs can lead to drug use and its harm.</ref> − # it recognizes that politics and culture are adversarial and [[deceit|deceitful]], and helps one filter the falsehoods − # it allows one to speak ''and think'' freely without distortion by [[political correctness]] − # it enables one to rise above his ''personal'' likes and dislikes<ref>Often a debate with a [[liberal]] comes down to what he likes and does not like.</ref> − # it recognizes the importance of ''personal'' [[self-defense]], mentally and physically − # 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-sufficiency and self-help rather than dependency − # it facilitates genuine ''personal'' charity, with all its spiritual benefits − # it is shared across all religions and cultures − # it facilitates extraordinary insights and epiphanies − # it helps tremendously in raising and educating the next generation, including one's own children − # 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 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 instills a sense of [[pride]] in one's country, which is crucial to becoming a contributing member of its society
Essay:Conservative Benefits (view source)
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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:
#self-improvement and self-reliance
#seeking the truth and standing up for it
#charity
and in encouraging:
#obesity and other addictions
#obesity and other addictions
#temptation of all kinds
#temptation of all kinds
Conservative benefits include all of the following:
Feel free to improve this list.
Feel free to improve this list.