The Chesterton principle states "Don’t ever take a fence down until you know the reason why it was put up."
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Yes, but Chesterton's fence post is a great observation that conservatism is self- contradictorypic.twitter.com/a8onbizOXA
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i take it as "err on the side of caution" and there is an asymmetry re: advocating for change
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That and the myth of Pandora's box.
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Agreed. It’s not arguing it’s good because it’s traditional, it’s just humility in the face of complexity.
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I would say that "Chesterton's Gate" defines a particular (and in my mind the best and most justified) sort of conservatism.
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