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a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
liberalism had always claimed to stand for the greatest social good
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Universities were purged of faculty who had an ounce of sympathy for liberalism and equality.
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Mariam Memarsadeghi, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
And even JPMorgan Chase — not exactly a bastion of liberalism — on Wednesday seemed to draw a line in the sand.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
The conservative television host framed environmental protection for the smelt as big government gone wrong in California and everything wrong with liberalism.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
The core Trump economic theme which shares so much DNA with old-school liberalism is buried underneath a noxious layer of hatred, lawlessness, violence, lying, and incoherence.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Mariam Memarsadeghi, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
And even JPMorgan Chase — not exactly a bastion of liberalism — on Wednesday seemed to draw a line in the sand.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
The conservative television host framed environmental protection for the smelt as big government gone wrong in California and everything wrong with liberalism.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
The core Trump economic theme which shares so much DNA with old-school liberalism is buried underneath a noxious layer of hatred, lawlessness, violence, lying, and incoherence.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Liberalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberalism. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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