The group comprising a husband and wife and their dependent children, constituting a fundamental unit in the organization of society. The welfare of the family underlies the welfare of society.
Tory - a member of political party in Great Britain that has been known as the Conservative Party since 1832; was the opposition party to the Whigs. Englishman - a man who is a native or inhabitant of England.
Conservatives - Political leaders who favored the formation of a strong central government and who thought the Articles of Confederation should grant more powers to the national government than to the state governments. Conservatives tended to fear the power of the masses and to favor government by the elite.