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    The direction of government within the early nineteenth century was headed into a new direction due to the rising of the middle class. Through David Harris’s interpretation on the development of liberalism and the modern state, a list of contributions to the cause appears. Harris also discusses how liberalism transformed over the nineteenth century and, eventually, the downfall of its popular grasp. Firstly, the abolishment of monarchial rule was a result of European state constitutions and the

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    A society can be anywhere on the liberal spectrum; it can support illiberal, modern liberal, or classical liberal views. Source one is clearly in support of classical liberalism, which is on the right of the spectrum. The philosopher who said this quote, Voltaire, believes that the individual is more important than the collective. Therefore, the government should have little interference in the lives of citizens and should only protect their natural rights. This source supports this because Voltaire

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    Liberalism was the first political ideology that addresses the series shift and how human capabilities are thought of. This is a result of freedom of thought, political participation and quest for individual autonomy. Liberalism is defined by many commitments such as private property, liberty, limited government, rights and equality to name a few. Of these fastly shared commitments private property, and liberty are the most substantial due to the way they had shaped political thinking and institutions

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    period as well as modern Western Society. Enlightened ideas, an enhanced amount of pride for one’s country, and the emergence of liberalism and conservatism paved the way for reform during that time and served as a model for current events. In essence, the French Revolution and the following Napoleonic Era produced enlightened notions, the start of the separation of church and state, the start of nationalistic ideals, and the emergence of liberalism and conservatism that shaped modern history. In the

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    is liberal and what is Conservative? Some Democrats are conservative and some Republicans are liberal. In this time of turmoil, Democrats and Republicans must work together to promote the common welfare. What exactly is liberalism? According to Sidlow (2013), liberalism is the belief that "big government" is necessary for the promotion of the common good (p.16). Without government action, many social and economic outcomes for many people would turn out badly. In other words, without

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    democracy in politic area. The author demonstrates a new perspective against other theorists’, which is under rational concerns they prove the society to develop liberalism, by providing historical facts and both macro and micro comparisons. This academic book focuses on indicating the inverse relationship between rational individualism and liberalism. In order to ensure to create and maintain a stable society, self-supported rationalists have to motivate themselves to adjust this uncertain humanistic civilization

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    imperialism and the dispossession of indigenous peoples? John Locke has been informally known as the grandfather of liberalism. Similarly, John Stuart Mill is regarded as one of the early pioneers of the philosophy of liberalism (Armitage, n.d.). However, both of these liberalists have also been known to openly support the concept of empiricism. While no fool can tell that empiricism and liberalism are directly antagonist in nature and do not go hand in hand. How does this even make sense then? It is pertinent

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    Leonard Hobhouse was a sociologist and a British liberal political theorist and was one of the first thinkers of social liberalism. (liberalism, 2017). His famous works include the book “Liberalism (1911)”. Social Liberalism is that liberalism which ranks individual liberty most crucial and hence it requires social justice. It believes that individual liberty can only be achieved in its true sense if there is a proper economic and social stability. In order for building a favourable milieu L.T Hobhouse

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    French Revolution and Modern Society The French Revolution from the years 1789-1815 was a time period of radical social and political reform. Despite the large amount of fatalities, this time in history has had immense influence on that period as well as modern Western Society. Enlightened ideas, an enhanced amount of pride for one’s country, and the emergence of liberalism and conservatism paved the way for reform during that time and served as a model for current events. In essence, the French

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    The ideas of Locke and progressive enlightenment thinkers were very influential upon modern liberalism and to a large extent informs the US constitution and Liberal Democracy in general. The idea that the individual good is beneficial to the collective has been part of a laissez faire branch of liberalism, free markets mean the ‘best’ producers and products rise to the top, in this respect socialism and the collective give way to freedom of choice and consumerism . Some critics argue that this has

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