All Liberal and Libertarian Traditions

The liberal tradition and the libertarian doctrine that grew out of its emphasis on individual liberty. An entry belongs here when its cited source describes a political philosophy that places individual rights, consent and limits on government at the center. Liberalism covers a broad family of positions that defend personal freedom, constitutional government and the rule of law, while libertarianism presses the limits-on-government principle further and favors a minimal role for the state. The group lets a reader compare the general liberal tradition with its most state-skeptical offshoot.