Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed and equality before the law. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but they generally support free markets, free trade, limited government and individual rights. Liberal parties continue to wield power and influence throughout the world.
About Liberalism in brief
Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed and equality before the law. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but they generally support free markets, free trade, limited government and individual rights. Liberalism became a distinct movement in the Age of Enlightenment, when it became popular among Western philosophers and economists. It sought to replace the norms of hereditary privilege, state religion, absolute monarchy, the divine right of kings and traditional conservatism with representative democracy and the rule of law. Leaders in the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the American Revolution of 1776 and the French Revolution used liberal philosophy to justify the armed overthrow of royal tyranny. Today, liberal parties continue to wield power and influence throughout the world. The fundamental elements of contemporary society have liberal roots. The early waves of liberalism popularised economic individualism while expanding constitutional government and parliamentary authority. Later waves of modern liberal thought and struggle were strongly influenced by the need to expand civil rights. Liberals have advocated gender and racial equality in their drive to promote civil rights and a global civil rights movement in 20th century achieved several objectives towards both goals. In 1815, the first use of the word liberales, in English, appeared in the Spanish Constitution. In 16th century England, liberal could have positive or negative attributes in someone’s indiscretion. In 1781, the word acquired decisively more positive undertones, being defined as ‘free from bigotry’ from narrow prejudice.
By the middle of the 19th century, liberal was compelled to swear to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America to uphold freedom of speech and freedom of the press. In the late 1800s, the term ‘libertarian’ was used to describe the liberal arts in the context of an education desirable for a free-born man. The word ‘libertine’ is from the Latin liber, which means ‘free’ or ‘liberty’, and is used to refer to a person’s generosity or generosity in the 16th and 17th centuries. During 19th and early 20th Century, liberalism in the Ottoman Empire and Middle East influenced periods of reform such as the Tanzimat and Al-Nahda as well as the rise of constitutionalism, nationalism and secularism. These changes, along with other factors, helped to create a sense of crisis within Islam, which continues to this day, leading to Islamic revivalism. Liberals sought and established a constitutional order that prized important individual freedoms, such as freedom of association; an independent judiciary and public trial by jury; and the abolition of aristocratic privileges. In Europe and North America, the establishment of social liberalism became a key component in the expansion of the welfare state. liberalism then faced major ideological challenges from fascism and Marxism–Leninism as new opponents. Liberal could refer to ‘free in bestowing’ as early as 1387, \”free from restraint’ in 1433, ‘freely permitted’ in 1530 and ‘free from bigotry’ in 1823.
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