... As a father is to his children, legitimate rule undermined a new relationship between sovereigns to their subjects. The first symbol of European liberalism was that of the expulsion of the Spanish leader, Ferdinand VII, and adoption of the Bonaparte constitution of 1812, although it was highly impractical to the time, this constitution stood for the rise of legitimacy. Also in the ... economic teachings were being taken more seriously. This mid-Victorian liberalism was firmly rooted in economic prosperity. A misleading compromise was made on the behalf of the middle-class to help maintai...

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