All nineteenth-century conservatives, from Edmund Burke to Joseph de Maistre, opposed any change whatsoever in the traditional political and social structures of society, and argued that a hereditary monarchy must be maintained at all costs.

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While nineteenth-century conservatives like Edmund Burke and Joseph de Maistre emphasized the importance of tradition and social hierarchy, they were not uniformly against any change whatsoever. Burke, for example, accepted the need for reform in order to preserve society's underlying structures. Their conservatism was more about cautious, gradual change than absolute opposition to change.

All Nineteenth-Century Conservatives, from Edmund Burke to Joseph De Maistre