Notes & Asides

Dear Mr. Buckley: Many years ago I saw you on television. I do not remember the program. There was another man with you who asked you the definition of conservatism. Although I wrote your answer down, it has long since been lost. I remember only the beginning of your answer. It went something like this: Conservatism is “the paradigm of essences . . .”

Do you remember the rest of the definition? I need, as they say, closure.