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The original philosophy of liberalism (now sometimes called [[classical liberalism]], or [[libertarianism]] in the US), favors many forms of freedom, such as:

The original philosophy of liberalism (now sometimes called [[classical liberalism]], or [[libertarianism]] in the US), favors many forms of freedom, such as:

*Freedom of speech

*[[Freedom of speech]]

*Freedom of religion

*[[Freedom of religion]]

*The right to form political parties and vote

*The right to form political parties and vote

*Freedom to invest in and use private property

*Freedom to invest in and use private property

*Free trade and freedom of migration

*Free trade and freedom of migration

*Sexual freedom

*Sexual freedom

*Equal rights independent of race or sex

*[[Equal rights]] independent of race or sex

This interpretation of liberalism arose during the [[Enlightenment]], and became influential throught the [[American Revolution]] and [[French Revolution]], and was also spread in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the [[classical economists]]<ref>[http://www.economyprofessor.com/economictheories/economic-liberalism.php]</ref>.

This interpretation of liberalism arose during the [[Enlightenment]], and became influential throught the [[American Revolution]] and [[French Revolution]], and was also spread in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the [[classical economists]]<ref>[http://www.economyprofessor.com/economictheories/economic-liberalism.php]</ref>.