I have decided to call myself a conservative Liberal. Little c, big L. By this I mean I think the basic approach of the 18th century–of our Constitution, of Adam Smith–was correct, that of dispersing government as widely as possible, with a constant eye to balance. If you spread it too much, you get anarchy; and if you concentrate it too much you get tyranny. This is the doctrine of Liberalism. Little c because I use the older version of the term, and reject root and branch the newer ideas tied to that word, as Illiberal.
Because they favor less, not more freedom, all modern users of the word liberal are liars.