liberalism
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If Allen possesses a cogent political philosophy, it appears to be that of by-the-book mainstream liberalism.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
Academics will argue endlessly about whether the world runs on either competitive realism or cooperative liberalism.
From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026
Despite his fierce liberalism, Reiner built relationships with conservatives including Fox News host Laura Ingraham and actor James Woods, earning their respect.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
The simile is arresting: modern European proponents of welfare-state liberalism likened to a dying class of 19th-century hereditary nobles, confident in their rightness and desperate to rest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
The fact that Lazar Sidelsky, one of the firm’s partners, would take on a young African as an articled clerk — something almost unheard of in those days — was evidence of that liberalism.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing liberalism
Some Political and Philosophical -isms
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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