conservatives on the nature of society

-cannot exist before the existance of the state
-favour upholding public morality and authoritarian law and order

-society was built of 'little platoons' that bind to form the nation
-traditions and customs form part of the organic state that evolves over time
-society must change to conserve

-society was to be ruled by an absolute monarch
-society is hierarchical

-society cannot exist before the existance of the state

-advocates extensive state intervention in society
-more secualr than traditional

-prefer christian values to secular ones
-critical of permissiveness
-advocates a small welfare state

-society is atomistic
-society cannot exist before the creation of the state
-do not beleive in state funded welfare

-loathed collectivism and argued for a rolling back of the state

-favoured voluntarism
-it is wrong for any society to demand that individuals compramise on their core values for some collective truth