JOHAN VALCKENAER

This is one of the more passionate and colorful descriptions of Conservatives in the political literature. The conservative party were called Orangists as they were supporters of the monarchy of William V, Prince of Orange. As in modern times the conservatives included the upper classes, business people, religious advocates. The political conservatives were passionate, respected established authority, and in general, reactionary. The tended even then to flip-flopping as the conservatives had several factions--business conservatives, religious conservatives, monarchial conservatives, authoritarian conservatives and others. Depending on which faction was most powerful at the time, conservatives might advocate one position and change later when another faction was in control. Valckenaer also had some choice words to reflect his disdain for them. It is noteworthy that this description could describe political conservatives in almost any time period, in any culture. For example, it might have been a liberal writing about the Tea Party Republicans in 2014.

This is one of the more passionate and colorful descriptions of Conservatives in the political literature. The conservative party were called Orangists as they were supporters of the monarchy of William V, Prince of Orange. As in modern times the conservatives included the upper classes, business people, religious advocates. The political conservatives were passionate, respected established authority, and in general, reactionary. The tended even then to flip-flopping as the conservatives had several factions--business conservatives, religious conservatives, monarchial conservatives, authoritarian conservatives and others. Depending on which faction was most powerful at the time, conservatives might advocate one position and change later when another faction was in control. Valckenaer also had some choice words to reflect his disdain for them. It is noteworthy that this description could describe political conservatives in almost any time period, in any culture. For example, it might have been a liberal writing about the Tea Party Republicans in 2014.