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Liberalism

The philosophy that one ought to be able to do what one would like provided it does not hurt another person. It was conceived in the 19th century primarily as an economic and social philosophy espousing religious liberty, the free market, and capitalism. In the 20th century, it became associated with the left, especially in the United States, due to a concern for social justice. As a result, a liberal tends to favor regulation of private enterprise. However, adherents to what is sometimes called "19th-century liberalism" or "European liberalism" are presumably more amenable to the free market.

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Ordinarily, that would seem to imply that we see a larger role for the state in promoting a vision of the good life than would political liberals. Yet Greene argues that, within his own truer political liberalism, the state has a freer hand and a larger role in seeking to persuade people concerning a wide range of conceptions of the good.

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We claim that insofar as Lloyd and Baehr attempt only to demonstrate that political liberals can accept particular political conceptions of justice that contain substantive feminist content, they miss the full feminist potential of political liberalism as such.

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We focus instead on the relationship between comprehensive doctrines and political theory, searching for possible agreement between the political liberal and the theocrat.

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Many originate in beliefs comprehensive enough to raise the suspicions of a political liberal, but still they seem to have beneficent effects in restructuring the scope and logic of public reasoning.

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Known as a political liberal, Schlesinger wrote a sympathetic and highly praised three - volume analytic history of the New Deal, The Age of Roosevelt (1957 - 60).

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She grew flowers, delved into family genealogy, enjoyed English mystery novels, and was a political liberal. In addition to her years at Clark, she worked at the Lancaster Public Library, the Portland Maine Public Library and the Providence Rhode Island Public Library.

Alice Merriam

But Syrett, also a political liberal, said she is disappointed that "these particular folks have come out so strongly against" the fee.

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A self-described political liberal, in 2003 he opposed the war in Iraq, saying: "You can't beat your enemy any more through wars; instead you create an entire generation of people seeking revenge.

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I am a political liberal, but once I recognized the relative inertness and stability of the shared background knowledge students need to master reading and writing, I was forced to become an educational conservative....

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Janet used to be the spokeswoman for Concerned Women for America and could not be mistaken for a theological or political liberal. I often tune in when she is interviewing some Religious Right luminary.

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She raised beautiful flowers, delved seriously into family genealogy, enjoyed English mystery novels, and was a dedicated political liberal. In addition to her years at Clark, Alice worked at the Lancaster Public Library, the Portland Maine Public Library, and the Providence Rhode Island Public Library.

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Valle has attracted support from a variety of contributors - from the Eugene Association of Realtors to the wife of former City Councilor David Kelly, a political liberal like Taylor.