Dec 11, 2025 · This article discusses the political foundations and history of liberalism from the 17th century to the present. For coverage of classical and contemporary philosophical liberalism, see …

Dec 11, 2025 · From the liberal perspective, individuals are not only citizens who share a social contract with each other but also people with rights upon which the state may not encroach if majoritarianism …

Dec 11, 2025 · Liberalism, in strategic alliance with Soviet communism, ultimately triumphed over fascism in World War II, and liberal democracy was reestablished in West Germany, Italy, and Japan.

liberalism, Political and economic doctrine that emphasizes the rights and freedoms of the individual and the need to limit the powers of government.

Dec 11, 2025 · From the liberal perspective, individuals are not only citizens who share a social contract with each other but also people with rights upon which the state may not encroach if majoritarianism …

Dec 13, 2025 · This article discusses the origins of classical liberalism, its historical instantiations, its contrasts with modern liberalism, and its contemporary revival as neoclassical liberalism or …

Dec 11, 2025 · Liberalism - Equality, Rights, Democracy: The three decades of unprecedented general prosperity that the Western world experienced after World War II marked the high tide of modern …

Modern liberalism tends to favor limited government intervention in a free-market economy to minimize economic inequalities and prevent the exploitation of workers.

a [more liberal; most liberal] : believing that government should be active in supporting social and political change : relating to or supporting political liberalism

Dec 11, 2025 · Liberalism - 19th Century, Reforms, Equality: As an ideology and in practice liberalism became the preeminent reform movement in Europe during the 19th century.