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The following are beliefs generally attributed to a [[liberal]] outlook. However it should be noted that individuals will often dissent on one or more issues; and some beliefs are also shared by a proportion of [[conservative]]s (such as [[separation of church and state]] and [[same-sex marriage]]).

The following are beliefs generally attributed to a [[liberal]] outlook. However it should be noted that individuals will often dissent on one or more issues; and some beliefs are also shared by a proportion of [[conservative]]s (such as [[separation of church and state]] and [[same-sex marriage]]).

# [[Taxation]] as a means of supplying infrastructure

# [[Taxation]] as a means of supplying infrastructure and fostering cultural change

# Income redistribution through progressive taxation

# Income redistribution through progressive taxation

# Aversion to privatization of national assets

# Aversion to privatization of national assets

# Government involvement in health care, [[public education]] and social welfare

# Government control of health care, [[public education]] and social welfare

# Decriminalization of psychoactive drugs as opposed to [[prohibition]]

# Decriminalization of psychoactive drugs as opposed to [[prohibition]]

# Decriminalization of [[prostitution]]

# Decriminalization of [[prostitution]]

# Abolition of the [[death penalty]]

# Abolition of the [[death penalty]]

# Penal reforms with an emphasis on rehabilitation over punishment

# Penal reforms with an emphasis on rehabilitation over punishment

# Legislation and regulation to protect the environment

# Legislation and regulation favoring environmental protection over economic interests

# Support for nuclear disarmament treaties  

# Support for nuclear disarmament treaties  

# Opposition to stopping nuclear proliferation by any means other than dialogue

# Use of dialog only as a means of stopping nuclear proliferation

# Opposition to ballistic missile defense systems including defense weapons in space.

# Opposition to ballistic missile defense systems including deployment of defensive weapons in space

# An aversion to interventionist foreign policy (Note: this is often a component of  [[paleoconservative]] ideology also)

# An aversion to interventionist foreign policy (Note: this is often a component of  [[paleoconservative]] ideology also)

# Reinstatement of the [[Fairness doctrine]]

# Reinstatement of the [[Fairness doctrine]]

# Opposition to restriction of personal freedoms, such as those imposed under the [[Patriot Act]]

# Opposition to restriction of personal freedoms, such as those restrictions imposed under the [[Patriot Act]]

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