A conservative is someone who believes in small government and that the rights of the individual take precedence over the rights of the state. All government restricts my individual freedoms and as such is a Bad Thing. Nevertheless, anarchy is a Worse Thing, so some government is necessary, but it should be no part of government to run coal-mines or car-factories or mail-services, etc etc etc.

Kat (the capital-K marks the start of a new sentence: I hope you'll understand), what does this mean- "I believe anything which because a cause or political movement for conservatives is generally driven by fear for the personal status quo/self."? I think that, if I understood it, I wouldn't agree.