Is there a crying need to reimagine the two casts of mind at the heart of modern politics?

If education exists to "change the world," that world permanently needs changing, never conserving, says Andrew Keen .

Keen: Progressivism and conservatism are usually considered antagonists.

Keen says there is a crying need to reimagine the two casts of mind at the heart of modern politics, even if neither corresponds precisely to any major party.

For gardeners, grown institutions are, on the whole, more effective and held in higher esteem than invented ones.

Gardeners know that they can create the conditions in which a garden will flourish, but they cannot overmaster the natural processes on which they depend.

The job of gardeners is not to theorize, but to untangle and interpret, to understand not to design.

The traditions of a free and ordered society are not self-evident, but are subtle and complex.

Good ideas are not eternally rooted in human consciousness but must be learned afresh by each person.

The ideas we should focus on are not those of technocratic expertise and political management, but rather those of gratitude, love, affection, and humility.