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    Classical Liberalism is an economically center-right to far-right, mildly to moderately libertarian, and culturally variable ideology.

    He was conceived some time in the early 18th century as a child of the File:Monkeyzz-Enlightenment.png Enlightenment. He used to believe that people had an inherent right to their "Life, Liberty and Property" though he later amended that to "Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Happiness".

    Classical Liberalism hatched the idea, partly inspired by the French Physiocrats and their concept of laissez-faire, that individual freedom and a free market would result in a balanced economical equilibrium - as long as monopolies were not allowed to develop and destroy competitiveness. He viewed free trade as a path to universal peace and prosperity. He also often strongly opposed landed aristocracy, struggling against Monarchist and Reactionary tendencies.

    ClassLib is considered the original inspiration for most of the Lib-Right ideologies, including Capitalism, even though the modern concept of capitalism isn't necessarily entirely free market and free trade focused compared with the original Classical Liberalism; since monopoly and market power isn't vigorously kept in check, the state provides benefits to multiple specific corporations, and Protectionism sometimes sneaks in when it's in the interest of powerful political and economical actors - revealing the connection to ClassLib's old enemy Mercantilism.

    Some time in the early 20th century ClassLib became the father of Liberalism, who managed to then make the Liberal Dynasty into what it is today; with his other offspring, Libertarianism and National Liberalism taking on more fringe positions.

    History

    Origins

    Historically the philosophy of classical liberalism has a set of factors which have contributed to its creation and development; the most prominent of these factors include the individualistic attitudes and beliefs of especially the protestant   Christian faith, opposition to   authoritarian social contract theories which put the state or law as the source of ethics as opposed to the other way around, as well as the rise of international trade and   industrialisation.

    The foundation of classical liberal philosophy is generally attributed to the English philosopher John Locke[3] and his "Two Treatises of Government" (1689) - while the arguably equally important and intrinsically linked classical economy is based on Adam Smith's "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" (1776).

    Throughout the history of liberal thought, there's been competing branches, ranging from what could be called "traditionalism" to "radicalism". Thinkers such as John Locke and David Hume may be considered relatively traditionalist, while thinkers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Paine were much more radical in their concepts of liberty. Even Adam Smith may be considered relatively radical in his approach to certain things such as aristocracy and monopoly power, perceiving that markets could fail if natural monopolies were allowed to form.

    Development and decline

    The United States Constitution was firmly cemented in a liberal philosophy, and the later 19th century success of liberal policies, free trade, etc. in Western Europe and the United States contributed to a massive growth in productivity and exchange.

    Later thinkers such as Jeremy Bentham and J.S. Mill would introduce a utilitarian liberal approach which could be considered a part of a more left-wing branch, at least relatively, being also concerned with inequality resulting from the failures of markets in certain situations. This would eventually give rise to   Social Liberalism.

    Towards the 20th century, there was still a marked division within the liberal ideology, and political radicals such as David Lloyd George in the UK were at odds with more traditionalist liberals as he passed the People's Budget which provided hitherto unprecedented welfare and sought to impose taxes on the wealthy, especially the landed aristocracy.

    In the UK, the liberals would eventually be marginalised by the increasingly dominant dichotomy between File:Soc.png Socialism and   Capitalism, with the Conservative Party taking on the mantle of   Paternalistic Conservatism and the newly formed Labour Party wanting to drive social reforms even further than the Liberal Party.

    Modern   Liberalism and its meaning

    In the US previous to the 1930s election, Democrats, such as Grover Cleveland, were Classical Liberals, thus the party was associated to (Classical) Liberalism and its members were regarded as Liberals. Franklin D. Roosevelt, however, despite representing a huge shift from this ideology, kept on identifying along with his followers as a "Liberal". That's why in The US, liberalism is more often used to refer to   Social Liberalism, while in other parts of the world liberalism kept a meaning closer to the original one of Classical Liberalism (though in Europe especially, political parties espousing the term "Liberal" are oftentimes mostly a mixed bag of   Neoliberal,   Neoconservative,   Liberal-Conservative and   Social Liberalism).

    Classical Liberalism and   Libertarianism

    Those who, in the US, used to identify as Liberals in the broader sense had to start calling themselves Classical Liberals, or Liberals in the Classical tradition, and later in the 40s they started using the term "Libertarianism" to refer to themselves, appropriating the term from   Libertarian Socialists, to be differentiated from the Democratic party adherents; and with the passing of time and the radicalization of ideas, the meaning of the term   Libertarianism shifted from a synonym of Classical Liberalism to a more modern version of it, and usually more radical, but sometimes the terms are still used interchangeably, such as Milton Friedman who described himself sometimes as a Classical Liberal and sometimes as a Libertarian.

    Some modern Libertarian anti-statists have started to (re)appropriate the term in order to make their vision of a society based purely on   property rights and the   free market more legitimate, but some say that it bears little resemblance with the views of the original founders of Liberalism, who were far from being   Anarcho-Capitalists, proposing instead something close to a   night-watchmen state.
    However some Anarcho-Capitalists argue that during the 20th century one can identify a distinct   radical wing within the Classical Liberal movement, referring to Classical Liberals such as Gustave de Molinari,   Herbert Spencer and   Auberon Herbert, thus calling themselves Classical Liberals (or rather Radical Classical Liberals) wouldn't be as far from the original meaning as it might seem at first.

    Variants

      Adam Smith Thought  

      Maderism

      Pensamiento Benito Juarez

      Washingtonism

    Washingtonism is based on the political ideology of the first President of the   Untied States, George Washington. Despite being elected unanimously, Washington was not a very deep political thinker. He considered himself to be a farmer and a soldier rather than a politician. As such he took a moderate approach to his position as President and surrounded himself with the brightest minds in America including   Thomas Jefferson and   Alexander Hamilton. While Washington valued the input from both men, he more often sided with Alexander Hamilton, particularly on economic and foreign policy issues. Above all Washington's main goal as president was to unite the thirteen colonies under the new federal government and prevent fractioning over geographic or political lines.

    Personality

    • Sleepy & old
    • Slight Scottish accent
    • Likes to talk about the benefits of freedom and his correlation with knowledge and wealth
    • Act as a gentleman

    How to Draw

     
    Flag of Classical Liberalism
    1. Draw a ball with Eyes
    2. Draw a tricolour of Dark Blue, Gold and White.
    3. (Optional) draw a renaissance wig.

    You're finished

    Original: Flag of Classical Liberalism : vexillology

    Color Name HEX RGB
    White #FFFFFF 255, 255, 255
    Yellow #FFDB28 255, 219, 40
    Dark Blue #39386E 57, 56, 110


    Relationships

    Fellow Freedomites

    Tolerable Statists

    •   Jacobinism - You may be my oldest rival, but I still remember when we declared the First Republic together.
    • File:Soc.png Socialism - I remember my rivalry with you, good times.
    •   Classical Conservatism - You too... at least you're better than   Reactionarism.
    •   Social Democracy - I admire your passion for liberty and equality but you're a little too close to File:Soc.png him.
    •   Carlism - Our wars in Spain were bloody,though I admit that the Fueros sounds great.
    •   Objectivism - Huge (and irritating) fan of mine. Even when I agree with her, she's still kind of annoying.
    •   Libertarian Socialism - I like your style, but not so sure about the whole socialism thing.
    •   Neoliberalism - I wish you weren't so regulatory like your   dad. Also, what's with all these invasions with your   friend?
    •   Third Way - Ah yes, my great-grandchild who isn't very different from   their parent...
    •   Liberal Hawk - Am I seeing double?
    •   Market Socialism - My son, how exactly do you expect this to work? At least you're rational enough to understand why we need a free market.
    •   National Liberalism - One of my oldest children. I wish he'd put more focus on liberties as well as for non-citizens and less on race and ethnicity. Also, these   idiots have twisted his views, so please stay away from them!
    •   Reactionary Liberalism - Bastard child. And I thought   he was insane...
    •   National Conservatism - The only good thing about you is Enoch Powell, the rest of you are statist traditionalists.
    •   Right-Wing Populism - Similar to above but with a bigger mouth.
    •   Austrolibertarianism - My dear son, I admire your economic vision, I really do, but can't you see that   they stand in the way of the free market? I cannot believe I'm saying this, but some regulations are necessary!
    •   Nationalism - I remember when we both overthrew the old feudal systems, but you also caused a lot of damage in recent times, so you're a mixed bag overall. No offense, but please keep an eye on your   deranged siblings  .
    •   Constitutional Monarchism - Tolerable unlike other members of his family. You helped me in Britain but I had to expel you from the Thirteen Colonies. No taxation without representation, bruv.
    •   Globalism - Economic globalization and world pacifism are based but one world government sounds too much centralization of power I prefer competition between nation-states. It's okay to be a tax heaven.
    •   World Federalism - Interesting idea, but still too much centralization.
    •   Liberal Autocracy - Hayek was right.
    • File:Kraut.png Krautism - Glad you distanced yourself from   that lunatic, but you're too regulatory for my taste.
    •   Timocracy - I used to support you, forbidding welfare recipients from voting is a good idea.
    •   Anarcho-Capitalism - Uh...

    Tyrants

    •   Monarchism - 1776, asshole!
    •   Absolute Monarchism - Sic semper tyrannis!
    •   Mercantilism - We need Free Trade!
    •   Feudalism - Why on Earth are you attacking me all the time?
    •   Marxism–Leninism - He keeps calling me the "reactionary status quo" but look at me kicking monarchist butts over here!
    •   Reactionarism - Why on Earth would you reject Enlightenment!?
    •   Ultranationalism - Nationalism at its worst.
    •   Fascism - Despot who opposes free trade and liberty. Basically the opposite of everything we stand for. Why do leftists think we're the same again? Appointing De Stefani as the Minister of Finance was a good choice though.
    •   Austrofascism - Same as above but Austrian. Thanks for appointing Mises as the Minister of the Chamber of Commerce.
    •   National Socialism - I really hate you, you tried to kill Mises!
    •   Corporatocracy - We need to talk, my   child... WHAT IN THE BLOODY HELL IS THIS?!
    •   Alt-Lite - You're not one of us and you will never be! You ruined every right-wing liberal movement with that culture war nonsense. And admit it, you're nothing more than a moderate version of   him. NOW GET OUT, YOU BIGOT!! and ask   National Liberalism instead of me. Ignore what some of my authors and supporters have said about about immigrants, women, feminism and Islam.
    •   Alt-Right - You also try to hijack but you're an outright Neo-Nazi, which is even worse. Stop saying that only white people and white civilizations are able to follow or be the closest to my philosophy! Go ask   Reactionary Liberalism. Also ignore what some of my authors and supporters have said about race, black people, slavs and fascism.
    •   Manosphere - Similar to the two above, stay the hell away from me! MGTOW and Neomasculinism are mostly good.
    •   Silver Legionism - You're like him   but American. Also really likes Washington for some reason.
    •   Anti-Fascism - Stupid terrorist liberticide mob!
    •   White Nationalism - Another Neo-Nazi scumbag! Again ignore what the founding fathers and my other supporters said about a white ethnostate.
    •   Babouvism - The seed of the communist evil!
    •   Marxism - My archenemy in modern days.

    Further Information

    Literature

    Note: List kept in rough chronological order.

    20th century and after

    Wikipedia

    Videos

    Online Communities

    Websites

    Gallery

    Comics

    Citations

    1. ↑ "On Power: The Natural History of its Growth", ch. 17, by Bertrand de Jouvenel
    2. ↑ Liberty or Equality by Erik von KuehneltLeddihn
    3. ↑ Steven M. Dworetz (1994). The Unvarnished Doctrine: Locke, Liberalism, and the American Revolution.

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