I was referring of course, to the quote > Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not

I was referring of course, to the quote > Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect. I'm not presenting a strawman - it's what the quote said. The quote makes a claim about the proposition made by conservatives. I suppose though I did make an ad hominem attack - the fact that the quote cited came from a musical composer (and not a political scientist of the same name) speaks in neither direction to its veracity. The quote claims that conservatives want laws to apply to some and not to others. That conservatives don't generally think this way can be seen by reading anything from Thomas Sowell, George Will, or Milton Friedman (for just a few examples). I could pull out particular examples from their books, but their books are dripping with examples - open to a random page in any of the three authors and you'll find one. The quote in question, however, is presenting a strawman, by not presenting any examples in support of it.