03-07-2018, 08:08 PM
(03-07-2018, 06:40 PM)Dill Wrote: Well said. Classical liberalism was revolutionary vis a vis feudal monarchies. By 1890 it was the corporate status quo and a check on government protections.
So, correct me if I am wrong, but what you seem to be saying is that progressive movements were aimed at insuring the citizens retained the liberties that classical liberalism had worked to enshrine, but in an atmosphere where corporate interests thrived. Something that classical liberals were unable to account for in their establishment of our republic as the industrial revolution had not been dreamed up.
Or something along those lines.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
