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Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics and civil liberties under the rule of law, with special emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, economic freedom, political freedom and freedom of speech. [1]
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In the moral order, liberalism is the liberty to think,...
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Emphasizing individual economic freedom and the protection of civil liberties under the rule of law, classical liberalism developed in the late 18th and early 19th centuries as a response to the social, economic, and political changes brought on by the Industrial Revolutionand urbanization in Europe and the United States. Based on a belief that soc...
Modern social liberalism evolved from classical liberalism around 1900. Social liberalism differs from classical liberalism in two main areas: individual liberty and the role of government in society.
Butler, Eamonn. “Classical Liberalism: A Primer.”Institute of Economic Affairs. (2015).Ashford, Nigel. “What is classical liberalism?”Learn Liberty (2016).Donohue, Kathleen G. (2005). “Freedom from Want: American Liberalism and the Idea of the Consumer.”Johns Hopkins University PressSchlesinger, Jr., Arthur. “Liberalism in America: A Note for Europeans.”Boston: Riverside Press. (1962)Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics and civil liberties under the rule of law, with special emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, economic freedom, political freedom and freedom of speech. Classical liberalism, contrary to liberal branches like social liberalism, looks more negatively on ...
Liberalism - Individualism, Free Markets, Liberty: Although liberal ideas were not noticeable in European politics until the early 16th century, liberalism has a considerable “prehistory” reaching back to the Middle Ages and even earlier. In the Middle Ages the rights and responsibilities of individuals were determined by their place in a hierarchical social system that placed great stress ...
Classical liberalism. Classical liberalism is a type of liberalism. It is a belief in economics and a political ideology. It is about civil and economic freedom. [1] [2] Classical liberals believe in a small government, and believe that people will be ruled mostly by natural law. They believe that people have inalienable rights, which is to say ...
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