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1772:paternalism
1725:T. H. Green
1717:Steven Wall
1713:George Sher
1444:Gladstonian
1404:Switzerland
1389:South Korea
1332:Philippines
1292:New Zealand
1287:Netherlands
944:Verhofstadt
939:Balcerowicz
748:Politicians
676:Collingwood
616:Tocqueville
491:Montesquieu
383:Rule of law
184:Due process
1914:Liberalism
1908:Categories
1836:References
1753:well-being
1749:liberalism
1733:John Dewey
1709:Joseph Raz
1572:Empiricism
1543:Democratic
1538:Capitalism
1449:Manchester
1282:Montenegro
1267:Luxembourg
1203:Venizelism
1133:Costa Rica
388:Secularism
221:Federalism
173:Principles
32:Liberalism
1587:Anarchist
1495:Venezuela
1471:Classical
1439:Cobdenism
1342:Cracovian
1297:Nicaragua
1262:Lithuania
1121:Hong Kong
1076:Australia
914:Roosevelt
884:StĂĄhlberg
879:Venizelos
834:Sarmiento
824:Gladstone
784:Lamartine
754:Jefferson
606:Martineau
556:De Gouges
541:Condorcet
526:Priestley
189:Democracy
161:Third Way
122:Christian
117:Religious
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1803:autonomy
1761:autonomy
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1550:Centrism
1500:Zimbabwe
1454:Whiggism
1414:Thailand
1379:Slovenia
1374:Slovakia
1349:Portugal
1322:Paraguay
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1210:Honduras
1128:Colombia
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894:Rathenau
869:Milyukov
789:Macaulay
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731:Kymlicka
711:Friedman
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581:Constant
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496:Voltaire
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204:Equality
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1757:justice
1490:Uruguay
1429:Ukraine
1419:Tunisia
1364:Senegal
1354:Romania
1302:Nigeria
1277:Moldova
1220:Iceland
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1178:Finland
1173:Estonia
1163:Ecuador
1158:Denmark
1153:Czechia
1138:Croatia
1091:Bolivia
1086:Belgium
1081:Austria
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929:Kennedy
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849:Itagaki
844:Naoroji
839:Mommsen
819:Lincoln
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794:Kossuth
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769:Artigas
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626:Spencer
611:Emerson
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586:Ricardo
546:Bentham
486:Spinoza
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344:Private
292:Liberty
226:Freedom
146:Secular
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112:Radical
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1826:public
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1424:Turkey
1409:Taiwan
1399:Sweden
1369:Serbia
1359:Russia
1337:Poland
1317:Panama
1312:Norway
1272:Mexico
1257:Latvia
1235:Israel
1198:Greece
1183:France
1148:Cyprus
1106:Canada
1096:Brazil
1056:Europe
954:Macron
899:Madero
864:Deakin
854:Levski
829:Cavour
814:Juárez
804:Cobden
736:Badawi
726:Nozick
706:Berlin
696:Popper
671:Keynes
666:Ortega
631:Arnold
591:Guizot
551:Korais
516:Turgot
476:Milton
356:Rights
349:Public
258:Speech
236:Market
209:Gender
156:Techno
151:Social
139:Jewish
75:Equity
1609:Right
1394:Spain
1252:Japan
1240:Italy
1225:India
1168:Egypt
1116:China
1111:Chile
949:Obama
924:Ohlin
859:Kemal
716:Rawls
691:Hayek
681:ÄŚapek
661:Mises
651:Croce
641:Weber
636:Acton
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481:Locke
248:Press
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1230:Iran
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