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Originally Posted by MysticCat81
I checked quite a few dictionaries, including Mirriam-Webster Collegiate, which defines liberalism as:
a political philosophy based on belief in progress, the essential goodness of the human race, and the autonomy of the individual and standing for the protection of political and civil liberties.
and the Random House Unabridged, which defines liberalism as:
political or social philosophy advocating the freedom of the individual, parliamentary systems of government, nonviolent modification of political, social, or economic institutions to assure unrestricted development in all spheres of human endeavor, and governmental guarantees of individual rights and civil liberties.
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Two examples of liberals defining liberalism.
Liberals say "individual" but mean "group". I.E. the poor, the workers, the elderly, the blacks, etc. One of their Bibles is "It takes a village to raise a child" by HC, and village means government (preferably Federal Govt.)