Ideologically, the party was being squeezed between traditional conservatism, and social democracy.
So far, Bonn has resisted, in keeping with its traditional conservatism and fears of inflation.
In part that is a measure of the industry's traditional conservatism.
The newspaper's traditional conservatism was still being reflected in its artistic choices.
However since Burke there has always been tension between traditional aristocratic conservatism and the wealthy business class.
India is a nation of more than 800 million, where a mix of modern lifestyles and traditional conservatism exists.
Socially Chile is rapidly shedding much of its traditional conservatism.
But the Iraq issue has clearly aroused the traditional, honorable conservatism of fighting men, who know what war costs.
The party will flourish in the years ahead if it can combine traditional and compassionate conservatism.
Choate is considered today to be one of the fathers of traditional American conservatism.