What are your most important values as a Conservative or a liberal?

My answer on Quora

A a Classical Liberal my top ten would be

1. Belief in Freedom of thought, speech, expression and religion
2. The right to ownership of private property
3. Separation of Church and State
4. The State taking its authority from the people not the other way around
5. Equality before the Law
6. The right to defend oneself
7. Rule of Law
8. Individual Rights dominating group rights (actually I don’t see the need for group rights at all)
9. Equality of Opportunity not outcome
10. Necessary checks on government.