Summary of the book "How to be a Conservative" - By Roger Scruton
Key insights in this book: Scruton grew up in a Labour-supporting household, but events in the twentieth century influenced him to become a conservative. Conservatives believe that a society should be formed from the ground up rather than imposed from on high. Opening things up, not closing them down, creates opportunity. A healthy society revolves around the nation-state. Conservatives should support a free market economy, but with some qualifications. There is a distinction between old liberalism's guarantees of rights and modern human rights. Multiculturalism thrives in Western countries when Western principles are upheld. Who can benefit the most from this book: Those who walk on the right side of politics. Anyone interested in political philosophy. Leftists looking for an alternative perspective. What am I getting out of it? Learn what it takes to think like a conservative. Traditional conservatism is no longer popular. Traditionalist beliefs are viewed with scepticism as we t