This book is poison for the left and an imposition for the right. It aims straight for the heart of all conservatives - and those who aspire to be. Joyfully, intelligently, and provocatively, it articulates the intellectual compendium of the new civic-mindedness. Germany thus receives a manual on the deep sources of conservative identity. Dr. Wolfram Weimer, currently the most prominent value-conservative publicist, combines an analysis of the zeitgeist with a reorientation of old values. This results in a manifestation of the spirit, a positive guide that asserts: the good, old values still exist. In ten chapters, the major reference points of conservatism are articulated in the style of ten commandments. The secret of the new civic-mindedness is: being conservative is not about clinging to what was yesterday, but about living from what always holds true.