Conservative Core Values

(We support these 100%, and we define what it means to be conservative)

VALUES & VIRTUES FROM AMERICA’S PAST ARE STILL RELEVANT



(This list is secular, but very much a part of conservative theory)

Personal Responsibility

Love and defend your country

Value and defend the U.S. Constitution

Civics classes in school

Take pride in your community 

Always vote

Know your neighbors

Do not litter, keep your own property clean and orderly

Support law and order in a broad sense, but

Shame and stigma are needed more than police and laws

Home ownership is needed to develop personal responsibility 

Always be charitable and do favors for others

Do not hire a lawyer or litigate unless you have first tried to work out differences with others

Equity and reasonableness in contracts

No greed, no price gouging, no lengthy contracts bursting with legalese

Laws and regulations should be simple and straightforward

Fairness in all business dealings; no scams; no predatory business plans

There should never be a perspective in the business world in which whole groups of people (racial, ethnic, or religious groups) exist to serve the economic desires of any other group of people. All practices of "economic slavery" are effectively a form of racketeering, and need to be outlawed.

Do not smoke *

Do not drink *

Do not do recreational drugs, or abuse prescription drugs

Speak calmly but with strength; never raise one’s voice

Do not make trouble or confront others

No cursing *

No violence

No protesting *

No blasting music, no flamboyant lifestyles *

No gambling *

No prostitution

Dress modestly

Do not borrow money; never live in debt

Never rely on government

Place great value in education

Display a strong work ethic

Be a law-abiding citizen

Be paternalistic; raise your children well

Respect your in-laws and defend your family at all times

Respect authority

If you own firearms, be a responsible gun owner



* these items are not to be legislated, they are social values. Children are to be taught that this entire list, and the second list below, are the values of our society, whether all adults conform or not