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Ten Principles of Conservatives, Russell Kirk.

First, the conservative believes that there exists an enduring moral order.
Second, the conservative adheres to custom, convention, and continuity.
Third, conservatives believe in what may be called the principle of prescription.
Fourth, conservatives are guided by their principle of prudence.
Fifth, conservatives pay attention to the principle of variety.
Sixth, conservatives are chastened by their principle of imperfectability.
Seventh, conservatives are persuaded that freedom and property are closely linked.
Eighth, conservatives uphold voluntary community, quite as they oppose involuntary collectivism.
Ninth, the conservative perceives the need for prudent restraints upon power and upon human passions.
Tenth, the thinking conservative understands that permanence and change must be recognized and reconciled in a vigorous society.

There you have the core principles of the modern conservative as told by the father of conservatism, Russell Kirk. I would tell you that there are no such list of principles on the left, rather the left points to history, literature, philosophy and empiricism as general guides from which to form opinions or policies. We have no ten commandments only a hope that we can indeed achieve a greater good for all using all the tools available to us.
 
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