Korzenie konserwatyzmu brytyjskiego

The subject of the article is the way the British conservative thought went through before Edmund Burke, who is frequently said to be the father of Conservatism. The article analyses the views of English politicians and social thinkers which included the elements of conservative doctrine before it was finally established. Among these people there is Henry St. John, the viscount of Bolingbroke, a writer and politician of Tories in the first half of the 18th century who deserves special interest. A hundred years after his death, Benjamin Disraeli, an ideologist and the leader of Conservative Party, appreciates and reminds Henry St. John's notions. Richard Hooker, George Savile and David Hume are the authors, who appear, among others, in the paper. Their lives and works created British way of thinking about politics which is devoted to practicality, organic order and respect towards national political tradition.