Question

who were conservatives

Answer 1

Preserving some thing for our needs ; to save

Answer 2

conservatives opposite radicals and liberals. after the French Revolution however even conservatives had opened their minds to the need for change. earlier in the 18th century conservatives has been generally opposed to the idea of change. by the 19th Century they accepted that some change was inevitable. but they believed that part had to be respected. and change had to be brought about through a slow process.

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