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-A '''classical liberal''' is someone who is [[liberal]] in the original sense of the word: namely, advocating personal freedom.
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-A common synonym for 'classical liberal' which is more commonly used in the US is [[libertarian]].
-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 religion]]
-*The right to form political parties and vote
-*Freedom to invest in and use private property
-*Freedom to work as one chooses
-*Freedom to enter into economic contracts
-*Free trade and freedom of migration
-*Sexual freedom
-*[[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>.
-Classical liberalism is the primary [[ideology]] behind politics in the United States. Both modern American [[liberalism]] and [[conservatism]] are branches of classical liberalism, as they both seek to promote individual freedom, though in different ways. Other ideologies which are not popular in the US include [[socialism]], [[communism]], and [[fascism]].
-A prominent publication which promotes liberalism in the original sense of the word is the British news magazine [[The Economist]].
-==References==
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-[[category:Liberalism]]
-[[Category:Libertarianism]]

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