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Liberalism

Liberalism

Q Question: The term liberalism, when applied to governments, is very different from the term liberal in America. Where liberalism implies a limited government, here in the United States a liberal is not usually seen as supporting a smaller government. This can be very confusing. In an effort to better understand these various meanings, we need to explore the variations within liberalism itself.

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Answer: Yes. It is true that the term ‘liberalism’ or ‘being liberal’ carries ambiguity within itself. From the viewpoint of society, in one side, liberalism indicates less interference on the part of Government in social, private or economical lives of the citizens, on the other side, it does not go with the concept of ‘small government.’ Classical liberalism and modern liberalism are two different branches of “liberalism.” Classical liberalism deals with the freeness of individual. For example, the religion one would like to follow, freedom in relation to speech, owning properties etc. In other words, classical liberties talks about civil liberties.