List of ideological symbols - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a partial list of symbols and labels used by political parties, groups or movements around the world. Some symbols are associated with one or more worldwide ideologies and used by many parties that support a particular ideology. Others are region or …
Liberalism | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 5, 2024 · liberalism, political doctrine that takes protecting and enhancing the freedom of the individual to be the central problem of politics. Liberals typically believe that government is necessary to protect individuals from being harmed by others, but they also recognize that government itself can pose a threat to liberty.
Liberalism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
WEBNov 28, 1996 · Liberalism is a philosophy that starts from a premise that political authority and law must be justified. If citizens are obliged to exercise self-restraint, and especially if they are obliged to defer to someone else’s authority, there must be a reason why. Restrictions on liberty must be justified.
WEBlack the contagion of the familiar, the limits of human achievement past convey; on the other side, the symbols of liberalism lack the power to elevate and ennoble, or to lift men to a sense of membership in a community larger than …
liberalism summary | Britannica
WEBliberalism, Political and economic doctrine that emphasizes the rights and freedoms of the individual and the need to limit the powers of government. Liberalism originated as a defensive reaction to the horrors of the European wars of religion of the 16th century ( see Thirty Years’ War).
The Gadsden flag: a historic symbol rooted in classical liberalism ...
WEBJul 29, 2022 · The Gadsden flag, with its famous depiction of a defensive timber rattlesnake and the motto “Don’t tread on me,” has commonly been associated with the liberty movement, the values of individual freedom, and opposition to coercion.
Liberalism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
WEBNov 28, 1996 · This theme is central to what is usually called ‘liberalism’ in American politics, combining a strong endorsement of civil and personal liberties with, at best, an indifference, and often enough an antipathy, to private ownership. The seeds of this newer liberalism can be found in Mill's On Liberty.
Liberalism | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
WEBLiberalism in politics is associated with nonauthoritarianism, the rule of law, constitutional government with limited powers, and the guarantee of civil and political liberties.
Ideological Symbols - Arthur Sanders, 1989 - SAGE Journals
WEBPrevious studies of citizens' understanding and use of the concepts or symbols of liberalism and conservatism have found that most people do not have coherent, constrained ideologically liberal or conservative belief systems, but are able to place themselves relatively accurately on a liberal-conservative scale.
What Is Liberalism? - Duncan Bell, 2014 - SAGE Journals
WEBJun 26, 2014 · Liberalism is a term employed in a dizzying variety of ways in political thought and social science. This essay challenges how the liberal tradition is typically understood.
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