... Department). The following section identifies three patterns of thought as the principal constituents of Liberalism: liberal internationalism, idealism, and liberal institutionalism. . Liberal internationalism Immanuel Kant and Jeremy Bentham were two of the leading liberal internationalists of the Enlightenment. Both were reacting to the barbarity of international relations, or what Kant graphically described as `the lawless ... consciousness, republican constitutionalism and a federal contract between states to abolish war. This federation can be likened to a permanent peace treaty, r...

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... . De l'esprit brought forward Helvetius's idea that individual's minds and personalities were blank at birth and that who people become is a product of their environment and a total of past experiences. Jeremy Bentham, a British philosopher, masterfully combines Helvetius's blank slate theory with the blatant optimism of the Enlightenment creating a movement called Utilitarianism. Bentham believed that society could teach individuals to be rational ... ...

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... . Logically it was reasoned that if the natural order produces perfection, then society should operate freely without interference from government. The writings of such men as Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Jeremy Bentham, and John Stuart Mill mark the height of such thinking. In Great Britain and the United States the classic liberal program, including the principles of representative government, the protection ... ...

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... impact on the French Revolution era, Locke's theories about the three fundamental rights of all humans, and the idea of a representative democracy really were the driving force behind the revolution. Born during a time of religious warfare, this caused philosopher Thomas Hobbes to believe that humans are innately selfish and violent, and the only way they should be ruled is through a single ... the commonwealth has its being," so this authoritative and fearful rule worked best for him. Unlike Hobbes' dim view of human nature, John Locke believed that all humans are born a blank slate th...

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... the fact that some leaders are much more talented in various aspects of ruling than others due to their own skills and abilities rather than good fortune. People who are born into their royal families are less likely to succeed than those who have prowess of their own, according to Machiavelli. However, being ... power will certainly secure a spot on the throne for a small amount of time at least. Machiavelli suggests ways for someone to rise to power without being born into nobility and even goes so far as to provide examples on how one can stay in power after becoming a prince. He tal...

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... are his possessions. Because of that idea, we are all equal and have no reason to think of one person better than the other. Locke also declares that people are born like a blank slate and are innocent. In a state of nature people exist this way, however people do become fearful that they and their possessions are not safe so they develop ... for protection of life, liberty, health, and their possessions. Rousseau differs from Locke slightly in his belief of how man behaves in a state of nature. Rousseau believes that man is born naturally innocent, virtuous, and free to do whatever the...

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... constructed a theory of society. However unlike the very pessimistic state of nature understanding of Hobbes, the state of nature as described by Locke is quite optimistic where, all men are born equal and are free, subject to the laws of nature which dictate them, that man shouldn't destroy himself or any other person due to his commitment to God to protect ... of property. He refuses the arguments of theorists, who see the property as the natural right of the men. According to him, all men are born free and equal regardless of what generation they have been born into and, private prop...

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... premises his city on the notion that it is necessary to distinguish between different types of individuals since naturally different people are endowed with different qualities and abilities. " [W]e aren't all born alike, but each of us differs somewhat in nature from the others, one being suited to one task, another to another each person does one thing for which he is ... protecting the citizens. This stratification of society, and unequal distribution of power is simply an extension of Plato's system of justice. In the Platonic world there are those who are born to farm and those who...

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... mankind prior to any artifice such as government. In their theories, both Hobbes and Locke agree that the state of nature is a state of liberty, in which every man is born with natural rights and has the freedom to protect his rights in any way he deems necessary. However, their theories concerning the state of nature diverge. According to Hobbes, the ... equality, wherein all the power and jurisdiction is reciprocal, no one having more than another, there being nothing more evident than that creatures of the same species and rank, promiscuously born to all the same advantages of Nature...

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... premises his city on the notion that it is necessary to distinguish between different types of individuals since naturally different people are endowed with different qualities and abilities. " [W]e aren't all born alike, but each of us differs somewhat in nature from the others, one being suited to one task, another to another each person does one thing for which he is ... protecting the citizens. This stratification of society, and unequal distribution of power is simply an extension of Plato's system of justice. In the Platonic world there are those who are born to farm and those who...

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... lie in the teachings of the Puritans. The influence of John Locke runs throughout American revolutionary philosophy and much of John Locke's ideals are based on Puritan principles. Locke was born to a Puritan family in England. He was brought up following puritan teachings and due to his upbringing many religious influences resonate throughout his writings. Young explains, "He was very much ... speech by pointing out, "in all times some must be rich and some poore, some high and eminent in power and dignitie; others meane and in subjeccion-(Winthrop 1). Individuals are born into a certa...

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... be handled. John Locke had many good theories about people and their right that he felt very strongly about. Locke believed that no matter who the person was they were born with natural right that should never be taken away. He thought that people had three basic rights which are life,liberty and property. Locke believed that the government is created ... Declaration of Independence Benjamin Franklin took many theories and ideas from Locke and incorporated them into Declaration of Independence. It says that all men are created equal and they are born with certain rights which include li...

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... associated with the extreme right wing attitude of the party. The BNP's appropriation of folk is similar to the example of "the Republican Party's attempt to hijack Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the USA' in the 1984 presidential election" (Frith 1996, p.165). Despite being a song about a Vietnam veteran's experience of coming back to America and having nothing, the Republican Party ... song,the way that the lyrics are performed, and the context within which the song is heard. Again referring to the example of Bruce Springsteen; on a live acoustic version of 'Born in the USA', " [his] voc...

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Since the day America was born, its inhabitants have raised their nation completely and solely on their different interpretations of freedom. Ever since the Declaration of Independence, when America broke away from England, the concept of ... of 1865 to 1870. Article 13 states the abolition of slavery in all cases except for punishment for crime. Article 14 establishes the due citizenship of all those who are born and naturalized in the United States. Article 15 grants equal voting rights to all citizens without account to race, color, or previous condition of servitude. The establishment of...

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... of the polis, according to Aristotle, was that women had citizenship status, albeit more limited to the men of the polis. Slaves were not considered citizens. Even if a person was born into slavery or forced by way of being conquered or imprisoned, slaves were treated the same way. Aristotle stated the way in which a person was made a slave, either by birth ... or social issues. Slaves were to do slave-like duties and citizens were to perform citizen-like duties. The slaves of North America were not only slaves because they were born into slavery. Many were conquered and transported to ...

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Emma Goldman was born on June 27 1869. She was a courageous and outspoken Anarchist and Feminist, as well as one of the greatest radical propagandists in the United States. Along with being an exceptional ... who campaigned for more than thirty years to define the limits of dissent and free speech during the Progressive American era. In 1885 Goldman immigrated to the United States. Originally born in Lithuania to a Russian-Jewish family, in America her hopes were to leave the reality of working in a clothing factory. In 1889 Goldman went to New York City and there ... ...

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... "desire" to escape this equality, has led to laws of nature discovered by reason. Locke believed god was the prime factor in politics. In a state of nature he believed individuals born with certain natural rights given by god, not the society or the government. Everyone had the right to property as long as they kept too two rules. The first being ... equality, wherein all the power and jurisdiction is reciprocal, no one having more than another: there being nothing more evident than that creatures of the same species and rank promiscuously born to all the same advantages of nature and t...

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... . The concept of the sovereign state is often described as one that is free and independent. From this definition two aspects of sovereignty attached to the notion of state are born; internal and external sovereignty (Lansing, p. 297). Internal sovereignty is based on the principle that each state free to practice its rights without outside interference. Internal sovereignty theoretically means that the ... ). According to this treaty each individual German principality had the right to decide whether its territory would be Lutheran or Catholic (Britannica, p.383). With this principle a n...

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... ), progress in society, and liberty (society could be set free). Through out this period came great Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke and Voltaire. John Locke, the earliest Enlightenment thinker, was born in England in 1632. He was a political philosopher who criticized absolute monarchy and favored democracy. Because of his ideas Locke was put into exile like some other thinkers. His ideas ... American Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the Rights of Man. This was so because in his writing of "Two Treaties on Government- it was stated that people were born free with...

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... political strategy, he achieves greatness through his final achievement of writing a masterpiece. Although Machiavelli, lived through a turbulent time in history, three significant reasons for his notoriety become apparent: he was born into an established family which gave him power and wealth to position himself in a government office; he inspired future princes to rule more effectively through past history, man's morality and ... qualities man should possess; and his sense of rejection and strong desires to return to the political arena after inadvertently using technology over govern...

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... of society. According to Rousseau, society has changed us so much that humans must have been very different before it had been formed. In the State of Nature, humans are born free and can essentially do what they want; however desires and impulses are not tampered by reason because reason has not yet been formed. For Rousseau, Humans cannot reason until ... someone else's apple, I am being competitive by nature. Then competition does exist in Rousseau's State of Nature and this basically discredits his theory. Locke's essential argument is that people are born equal, with natural rights...

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... the most important document for the study of Rousseau's political theory this is because of its largely theoretical and abstract quality. Chapter 1 of The Social Contract begins famously, "Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains". "It is an expression of his belief that we are corrupted by society. A state based on a genuine social contract would give men real ... the rights of man and the citizen August 1789 was created by the Revolutionaries, which had banded together to form the National Constituent Assembly. The first paragraph begins "Men are born and remain free and equa...

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... name, merely writing in such a style as to leave no doubt in the mind of the reader to whom she is refering: If all Men are born free, how is it that all Women are born slaves? as they must be if the being subjected to the inconstant, uncertain, arbitrary Will of Men, be the perfect Condition of Slavery? -Reflections upon Marriage ... ...

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... , you have to strive for happiness amongst the people. Providing them with a sense of their own freedom, even while under laws and constraints, gives them a natural need that they were born with. In modern day society, it would be unimaginable to allow mankind to reside with their natural freedom, but it is still important to allow everyone to use a restricted form ... ...

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... campaigns the potential leader could be feeding the people lies or saying one thing and not accomplishing it in the given time, furthermore leading Hobbes to believe man needed and born leader. This system of government works though until the people are sucked in so much they don't know what's right or wrong. For example, in the 1930's many people under ... ...

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