After you said yes, your explanation did not explain how someone can work for the govt all his life can calls himself a limited govt conservative. It’s hypocritical. Govt jobs for me but not for thee.
I had an orthopedic surgeon who was the team doctor for the New York Islanders. He was about 5'3" with small hands and I doubt he could play hockey. This did not make him a hypocrite. He was a brilliant surgeon who knew how the body works when it's playing hockey, and how to fix and heal hockey players.
The Founders relied on history to show them the principles and results of various experiments in government, as well as their own experience. Some were bankers, investors, farmers, tradesmen, and military men. But the architects of the actual system we revere were lawyer-politicians like John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Adams, to name a few. I believe that right now, we need a leader who knows history and the science of governance, and has a passion for liberty.