Posted by Sigismund on April 4, 2010, at 19:50:27
In reply to Re: Health Care Bill Has Already Robbed » Sigismund, posted by bleauberry on April 4, 2010, at 18:32:33
Well, it's a long time since political science but I'll do my best.
Liberalism started as a reaction to the control of politics by the aristocracy and emphasised limitations on state control and (maybe?) the rule of law (but probably not democracy?) The main people are James Mill, John Stuart Mill, Michael Oakshott. Much of it was a reaction to the French Revolution and later the Russian Revolution. The idea is that the market is the best reflection of the wishes of society, with certain provisos about morality that are absent from modern day capitalism.
You live in Maine?
Where do you think I live?
You should be able to tell.
An Irishman on the plane back here had an interesting thing to say about my country. He said that half the blokes are bogans and the other half engage in a contest to be as dry as possible.
You must be able to guess by now.
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