The liberal ideology family per Heywood: belief in individual liberty, limited government, and (depending on variant) either an active or a minimal state role in securing rights and opportunity. Belongs here: Liberalism and Libertarianism, its minimal-state variant. Does not belong here: Social Democracy, which shares liberalism's rights commitments but is filed under Socialism and Communism because of its distinct historical lineage from the socialist tradition.
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WikipediaLiberalism, Enlightenment and the Glorious RevolutionQuote, Liberalism, Enlightenment and the Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 enshrined parliamentary sovereignty and the right of revolution in Britain and was referred to by author Steven Pincus as the "first modern liberal revolution".
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