Liberal conservatism
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Template:Conservatism Liberal conservatism is a variant of conservatism that combines the classical conservative concern for established tradition, respect for authority and (sometimes) religious values with liberal ideas, especially on economic issues (see economic liberalism, which advocates free market capitalism).
Liberal conservatism usually takes hold among conservatives in countries where liberal economic ideas are considered traditional, and therefore conservative. This may be one of the reasons why the most prominent form of liberal conservatism in the world is American conservatism (known simply as "conservatism" in the United States).
In countries with large liberal conservative movements that have entered the political mainstream, the terms "liberal" and "conservative" may become synonymous (as in Australia), or they may be redefined such that liberal conservatives keep one of them and the other is taken up by a different group (as in the United States, where liberal conservatives have kept the term "conservative", while "liberal" is generally used to refer to American liberalism, a leftist movement).
Liberal conservative political parties exist in a number of countries, and they are usually most entrenched in Anglo-Saxon cultures. Examples of liberal conservative parties include: