<with fingers crossed and tongue firmly planted in cheek, doing best Trump impression> Of course I have no regrets...

I am pleased to see you acknowledge that Madison's views were "flexible" over the course of his lifetime. So, quoting one particular aspect of his views at one particular time for one particular purpose does not end the debate. I get frustrated at - and this is not specific to you, my friend - the citation to "founders" with cherry-picked and out-of-context quotes that don't reflect their far-more-nuanced views. That gets my back up. Done with that, now.

But, making an effort to get back to the original thread topic -

I found this article, The Difference Between Classical Liberalism and Libertarianism, interesting. I particularly liked his typology graphic: [Linked Image from danielmiessler.com]
He makes, I think, a very valid point about the misuse of the term "Classical Liberal" in the modern context. Why the ‘Classical Liberal’ is Making a Comeback (Politico)
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Adam Smith published “The Wealth of Nations” in 1776 ...., which formed the basis of the free-market capitalist system as we understand it today, [it] also featured the most prominent use to its date of the newly coined modifier “liberal.” “Liberal” policies, in Smith’s conception and that of his contemporaneous predecessors, stemmed from the Enlightenment concept of “liberty”—"Every man, as long as he does not violate the laws of justice, is left perfectly free to pursue his own interest his own way,” as he wrote in “The Wealth of Nations.”

The idea caught on. The debate, however, over to whom that liberty is extended or denied, and under what circumstances, was no less robust at the idea’s inception than it is today.

Accepting your previous assertions that "conservatism" is intended to "conserve", and that both the modern "liberal" and "conservative" traditions flow from the same philosophical source, where do you feel the current modern conservative or classical liberal would/should stand on current issues, such as separation of church and state, economic inequality, and social justice reform? (Feel free to address other topics.)