I mean during modern times when the current ‘Liberal’/’Conservative’ dichotomy has dominated our politics.
(The agitators in 1775 and 1860 were not ‘Conservative’ by the definition of our times and only by a real stretch were some even of their own times.)
“The agitators in 1775 and 1860 were not ‘Conservative’ by the definition of our times “
Yes, they were. They are the patriots we think we are today.