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Putting history and theory to work, elaborating the arguments, responding to criticism (more...)

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"Liberalism stands not only for the principle that we all have an equal right to freedom but also for the hypothesis that this is a workable ideal." (more...)

"Explaining his religious beliefs, John Dewey once wrote that he was 'skeptical about things in particular' but had 'faith in things in general.' The liberal view of politics is analogous." From the Preface. (more...)

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