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    “We will not agree on every issue. But let us respect those differences and respect one another. Let us recognize that we do not serve an ideology or a political party; we serve the people”, by John Lynch. In this quote written by John Lynch, it expresses the fact that there are many differences within ideology and political parties, but at the end of the day they are to serve the people and they should be respected for their differences. Therefore, there are wo major ideologies that have numerous

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    thirty years since the long anticipated letter was written and I’m sure that you are excited to see what your little mind had to offer at that time. Don’t worry you will be in for a surprise. So my lecturer gave this assignment to figure out which political ideology I really loved. It is important for me to mention that as I wrote this I had not really decided on which one I strongly believed in. Sit back and relax while I take you on a journey to discover what my heart believes in I’m telling you

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    Modern Political Thoery and Liberalism The subject given for this paper was to “assess the alienation from liberalism found in modern and contemporary political theory.” To be honest, I don’t see a correlation with alienating liberalism and modern political thought through the time line of political theory in the 18th and19th century and through the 20th century. So, for this paper, I will prove the opposite. I will show, in my opinion, how the rise of liberalism has kept alive modern and contemporary

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    Political liberalism, another ideology that originated during the Age of Enlightenment and gained momentum during the French Revolution centered around the idea that individual’s civil liberties must be protected. These civil liberties included freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, and freedom from arbitrary arrest. Theses liberals also encouraged peaceful opposition of government and the ability for elected officials to legislate. Though promoting religious

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    ideologies; religion, communism, socialism, and liberalism have varying traits and goals led by their governments. An example of these differences is that communism values equality while liberalism values freedom. Some do not last too long, while others have spread, liberalism especially. These ideologies also have had opposition throughout history and have had an effect on the entire world. Political ideologies throughout the world, including liberalism as can be seen in Great

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    What role does liberalism play in socio-legal theory? How do the theories you’ve chosen address law’s liberalism? Natural law, Legal Feminism and Marx’s theory versus Liberalism.   What role does liberalism play in socio-legal theory? Liberalism is a theory where the rule of law is based on principles of equality and freedom. The first principles for this theory came from the classical liberalism while the latter principles known are more obvious in social liberalism. The first liberals embraced

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    Classical Liberalism is a political philosophy originated in the 18th century based on the idea of individual liberty created to preserve an open and accepting, and open-minded society. Classical liberalism is very solemn when advocating for the value of freedom in which emphasizes the importance of religion, speech, press, assembly, and markets which includes free trade market capitalism, and economic liberalism. Up until around the 1900s, this ideology was commonly known as Liberalism, however,

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    Liberalism Liberalism is the political philosophy on ideas of equality and liberty. Liberalisms focus is on the general ideas of fair elections by the people, civil rights, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, free trade, and private property. As with all things though, the way the idea of liberalism can viewed differ by each individual person and the trails they have gone through. Liberalism is no exception from this phenomenon and during the nineteenth Century there were many trails changing

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    Liberalism and conservatism are an abstract political ideology that is formed from evolving list of political attributes (Bruns & Gimpel, 2000). While it may be difficult to create a comprehensive definition, Smith (1990) defined liberalism as individuals who are reformist, democratic, libertarian, humanitarian, egalitarian, and permissive. Conservative attributes focus on, “small state, minimal regulations, individual freedom and responsibility, patriotism, and strong law and order” (Dommett, 2015)

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    Many contemporary political ideas concerning Liberalism have arisen from theories written by Benjamin Constant, a Swiss-French political activist. The central principles of Liberalism are rights and popular sovereignty. Constant’s defense of individual rights are very much tied up with the idea of limiting state power. His work reveals a subtle suspicion of governmental power and a slight anxiety over the risks of giving power to those who may not have societal interest at heart. The critique of

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