The Basic Choice: Classic Liberal vs. Progressive
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Early Americans were mostly classic liberals who wanted only as much government as was needed to protect liberty, the right to property, and a very few other fundamental rights. Such rights belonged to every person by birth-right irrespective of government.
The early 20th century saw the advent of the progressive view of government as an active force for good, correcting social problems through increased government authority. They saw rights as being defined and granted by government.
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Classic Liberal
We have used several authors extensively in this section: Richard Epstein[1], Edward Channing[2], and Walter Lippman [3].
Progressive
- ↑ Epstein, Richard A; The Classical Liberal Constitution; Cambridge, MA; Harvard University Press (2014)
- ↑ Channing, Edward; A History of The United States, Volume III, The American Revolution; New York; The MacMillan Company (1920)
- ↑ Lippman, Walter; The Good Society; Boston; Little Brown and Company (1937)
