Is the republic the best form of government?

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I opened a thread to discuss about the topic of conservatism.

What is conservatism?

Some people call themselves “conservative” while they defend classical liberal values (free-market, rule of law, limited government, democracy, etc.). If, at the same time, they defend conservative values on social issues (see the proper definition above), they are liberal conservatives, not classical liberals. What to call “conservative” might depend on the context. In the US, “conservatives” could refer to people adhering to Enlightenment classical liberal values plus traditional values of …