Conservatives exist because there are people who are decent enough to understand that the unchanging values bequeathed to us by God almighty are to be cherished, and not ignored or disparaged by revolutionaries of all kinds, whatever name they choose for themselves.
politically and in context of UK/USA, conservatives do NOT hold to unchanging value at all.....Catholics, true ones, do.....how else can we explain the giving in of conservatives to abortion ,gαy "rights",etc-whre they either support or remain increasingly silent.....no true Catholic really should use the "c" word, I do NOT want to be id with Limbaugh,et al......and the useless people like him....
There are almost as many gradations of "conservative" as there are of sedevacantist. The definition of the term also varies depending on the discussion one is having too, and the person using the term.
If we're going to agree on anything, we might as well agree on the definition of terms before we continue.
I submit that the conservative is naturally someone who believes in preserving the "good" in family, society, politics and most importantly, religion.
Your definition appears to be something else, which I don't think I agree.
But the good is something unchanging, whatever happens with individuals or institutions.