Liberal conservatism Often this involves stressing free-market economics and belief in individual responsibility together with the defense of civil rights, environmentalism and support for a limited welfare state. Compared to traditional centre-right politics, such as those proposed by Christian democratic parties, liberal conservatism is less traditionalist and more right-libertarian economically, favouring low taxes and minimal state intervention in the economy. Conservative liberalism At its practical best, conservative liberalism promotes ordered liberty under God and establishes constitutional safeguards against tyranny Conservative liberal parties have tended to develop where there was no strong secular conservative party and where the separation of church and state was less of an issue. In those countries, where the conservative parties were Christian-democratic, this conservative brand of liberalism developed
Posted on: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 20:32:08 +0000
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