NLCS History

Conservatives recognise their obligations for the future just as they acknowledge their debts to the past. As Edmund Burke said, people who never look backward to their ancestors will not look forward to posterity. Continuity is the first quality of the Conservative society. That is the Conservatism which lies deep in the hearts of our people. No wonder our opponents hate calling us Conservatives. They refer to us as the Tory Party—with or without an adjective or two! Well, that's an honourable name, but it does not have the ring of Conservative. It does not remind us in the same way of our desire and our duty to conserve the best of our inheritance. And conservation is not just for the rich. You sometimes hear people say, “what have I got to conserve?”. Instinctively we know that the answer is “a vast amount”. A tolerant and fair-minded country. Personal liberty, protected by the rule of law. Democratic institutions defended by armed forces who serve rather than rule.