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Noting this bit. At least, Helen Chaffee Biehle indicated both were individualistic despite them being of the left.
'''Individualism''' is the idea that individuals can do more to help themselves than any [[government]] or group; that idea stands in opposition to [[collectivism]]. Individualism was popularised in the nineteenth century by the [[British]] [[philosopher]] [[John Stuart Mill]] and by his follower [[Auberon Herbert]].
'''Individualism''' is the idea that individuals can do more to help themselves than any [[government]] or group; that idea stands in opposition to [[collectivism]]. Individualism was popularised in the nineteenth century by the [[British]] [[philosopher]] [[John Stuart Mill]] and by his follower [[Auberon Herbert]]. Despite being the opposite of collectivism, however, some leftists also embrace individualism (albeit in a more anarchistic and nihilistic manner), such as Jean-Paul Sartre and the ACLU.<ref>http://www.eagleforum.org/educate/1996/feb96/focus.html</ref>
== Rugged individualism ==
== Rugged individualism ==