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  Liberalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Broadly speaking, liberalism seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a market economy that supports private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in which the rights of minorities are guaranteed.
Liberals are in favour of a pluralist system in which differing political and social views, even extreme or fringe views, compete for political power on a democratic basis and have the opportunity to achieve power through periodically held elections.
Liberal conservatism is a hybrid of economic liberalism and conservative social philosophy.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/liberalism_in_countries   (6422 words)

  
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Liberalism is an ideology, philosophy, and political tradition which holds liberty as the primary political value."Liberty is not a means to a higher political end.
Social liberalism, also known as New Liberalism (not to be confused with 'neoliberalism'), reform liberalism or welfare liberalism, arose in the late 19th century in many developed countries, influenced by the utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill.
Another example of this form of liberal revolution is from Ecuador where Eloy Alfaro in 1895 lead a "radical liberal" revolution that secularized the state, opened marriage laws, engaged in the development of infrastructure and the economy.
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 Liberalism (Germany)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Liberalism, Liberal in Germany The revolutionary wave of 1830 in German unleashed by the French July revolution allowed liberals their first experience with constitutional and popular movements.
Liberalism prevailed in the early stage of the revolution, basically following a policy of limiting the revolution's scope.
The liberals' great successes in elections to the Frankfurt national assembly reached, were the suffrage right, which the right center obtained in the early months.
cscwww.cats.ohiou.edu /~Chastain/ip/libgerm.htm   (636 words)

  
 Liberalism in countries - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Among scholars, regardless of nationality, liberal could refer to classical liberalism, but also to political liberalism or to liberalism as promoted by philosophers like John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin.
In Europe liberal generally refers to a broad tradition of individual liberties and limited government.
In Australia a capital-l Liberal (often spoken as such) is a member or supporter of the right-of-centre Liberal Party of Australia.A small-l liberal generally refers to someone who champions civil liberties and progressive causes such as Australian republicanism and Aboriginal reconciliation, while maintaining a non-interventionist approach in economics.
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