Political liberalism

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For the book by John Rawls, see Political Liberalism

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Ideas Political liberalism Economic liberalism Political freedom Democratic capitalism Democratic education Individualism Laissez faire Liberal democracy Liberal neutrality Market economy Open society Popular sovereignty Rights (individual)

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Key figures John Locke Adam Smith Thomas Jefferson Thomas Paine David Hume Baron de Montesquieu Jeremy Bentham John Stuart Mill Thomas Hill Green John Maynard Keynes Friedrich von Hayek Isaiah Berlin John Rawls · Robert Nozick Bertrand Russell

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Organizations Liberal parties Liberal International International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) Africa Liberal Network (ALN) Liberal Network for Latin America (Relial)

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Political liberalism or constitutional liberalism is a body of thought that attempts to provide justification for the principles of limited government, including most or all of the following: restrictions against arbitrary use of power, constitutional definition of legitimate government power, the rule of law, government that exists by consent of the people, maintenance of civil and political rights of individuals, legal toleration of a plurality of religions and moral codes, and the legal protection of private properties.^[1][2]

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• Liberalism
• Classical liberalism
• Economic liberalism
• Modern liberalism
• American liberalism
• American conservatism

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