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There are as many definitions of liberalism as there are liberals, but a focus on the future over the past, a recognition of the basic dignity of every human being, and an openness to a diversity of both people and ideas are hallmarks of them all.
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"I regard myself as a classical liberal." – Francis Fukuyama
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Jeremiah Johnson lays out the core values of liberalism.
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Liberalism has always been about one thing: the individual's right to choose. That's not a partisan position — it's a constitutional one.
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"Thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator, but, above all, thou shalt not be a bystander." — Yehuda Bauer
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Liberalism isn't complicated. Your life is yours. Mine is mine.
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"If we had a high enough tariff on the import of bananas it could become profitable to build hot houses and grow bananas in those hot houses. That would give employment. Would that be a sensible thing to do?" – Milton Friedman
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Government and society are not the same thing. Skepticism of the state is not skepticism of human cooperation. It's the opposite — it's believing people can solve problems without being forced to.
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Free speech isn't just a right for the person talking. It's also a right for the listener.
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Being liberal means recognizing that some problems are too big for any one person to solve alone. Clean power, fast trains, more housing — these require collective action through government that actually works.
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Societies don't decay from external threats alone. They rot from the inside when assumptions go unquestioned, and beliefs harden into dogma. Progress has always required each generation to challenge what came before.
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