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Classical liberals believe in individual freedom.
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Reasoning & Evidence09 Jul 2026
Classical liberalism is widely described as a doctrine centered on individual liberty/freedom. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy says classical liberals have insisted that private property and a market order are consistent with “individual liberty,” allowing each person to live as they see fit. That supports the claim that classical liberals believe in individual freedom. Sources: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “Liberalism.”
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It would be silly to say that – you could never, ever represent the whole country – and since I was elected to the European Parliament I’ve always said that I’m not going to represent the whole constituency (and remember it’s vast – six million voters), I’m there to represent the people who voted for me and to use that position to try to persuade others that we are actually right. But the interesting thing about [the UK Independence Party] is that it attracts an incredibly diverse range of people. We pick up what I would call ‘patriotic Old Labour’, we pick up classical liberals who hate the big state and believe in individual freedom and we pick up traditional Tories who believe in the country. And don’t forget that when we started [in 1993], only about six of us in the country believed in this.
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[1]plato.stanford.edu
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/liberalism/index.html
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