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A Brief History of Human Liberty - Zakaria Flashcards

1
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How are liberty and democracy related?

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Liberty –> democracy

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What leads to liberty?

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the consequences of power struggles lead to pressures for individual liberties

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First power struggle

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Catholic church

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Second power struggle

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aristocracy vs. monarchy

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Third power struggle

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Catholics vs. Protestants

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Strongest “struggle” for liberty

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CAPITALISM!!!

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England’s liberty

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Britain adopted capitalism in the 1700s leading to a surge in liberty well before any other country

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America’s liberty

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They were able to accomplish the same level of liberty as Britain except without all the power struggles; “America was openly bourgeoise and proud of it”

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