The Reign of King Mob

After listening to seven lectures from "The Conservative Tradition" I have a much better understanding of what a conservative is and how our present understanding of conservative philosophy developed. While in the first lecture, Prof Allit explained that those holding conservative philosophies hold different beliefs in different periods of history, I didn't really understand this until I could observe the United States in the early years. At this point, I would define conservatism as a philosophy which is skeptical of blueprints for society and aware of the fallen nature of all people. Please share your thoughts.

What is a conservative?

My initial thoughts before beginning the teaching company course. What is a conservative after all? I tend to think of people who are conservative to answer this question, but I would like to explore the philosophy, independent of standard-bearers whose personalities/actions tend to be the focus of news and cloud an understanding of the ideas involved.