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> They sound more liberal than half of today's Democrats.

As classic liberals, they actually were.



That's cool and all, but I didn't say classical liberalism.


Sorry if i wasn't more specific. I was intending to highlight the commonality and overlap between classic liberal philosophy what we identify as modern upper case Liberals.

I think the video does a good job of highlighting how many classic liberals actually had the same tenants and objectives, such as respect, compassion, and human development.




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