Liberalism: A Short History

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Liberalism is a term much misunderstood. Political philosophers and political parties have played fast and loose with the concept. Does liberalism refer to the political thought of John Locke, Herbert Spencer, and Friedrich Hayek, who believed individual liberty was the ultimate political ideal? Or does it refer to the ‘modern liberalism’ of Franklin D. Roosevelt who built up the American welfare state?

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