Liberalism Flashcards
“Better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a …
“Better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a pig satisfied”
J.S Mill
“Human nature is not a machine to be built after a _____, and set to do exactly the work prescribed for it, but a ____ which requires to …
“Human nature is not a machine to be built after a model, and set to do exactly the work prescribed for it, but a tree which requires to grow and develop itself on all sides”
J.S Mill
“The divine right of husbands like the divine right of ______, may, it is hoped, in this enlightened age, be …
“The divine right of husbands like the divine right of Kings, may, it is hoped, in this enlightened age, be contested without danger”
Mary Wollstonecraft
“The aim of law is not abolish or ________, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. Where there is no law, …
“The aim of law is not abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. Where there is no law, there is no freedom”
John Locke
“A just society is a society that if you knew everything about it, you’d be …
“A just society is a society that if you knew everything about it, you’d be willing to enter it in a random place”
John Rawls
“The only freedom is that of pursuing our own good, so long as we do not …
“The only freedom is that of pursuing our own good, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs”
J.S Mill
“I do not wish women to have power over men; but …
“I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves”
Mary Wollstonecraft
“All wealth trickles …
“All wealth trickles down eventually”
Adam Smith
“The Labour of his body, and the work of …
“The Labour of his body, and the work of his hands are properly his”
John Locke
“To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to impose a _________ on people for having worked harder and …
“To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbours”
J.S Mill
“Inequalities in the ownership and control of ________, income and property can reduce the …
“Inequalities in the ownership and control of wealth, income and property can reduce the fair value of basic liberties”
John Rawls
“The great and chief end of men putting themselves under ___________, is the …
“The great and chief end of men putting themselves under government, is the preservation of their property”
John Locke
“Government should always be the ________, not the master of the _______”
“Government should always be the servant, not the master of the people”
John Locke
“The primary role of the state is to ensure that all citizens have access to basic ______ and opportunities, including ____________, healthcare and a …
“The primary role of the state is to ensure that all citizens have access to basic rights and opportunities, including education, healthcare, and a fair distribution of resources”
John Rawls
“A society regulated by a public sense of _______ justice is inherently _____”
“A society regulated by a public sense of social justice is inherently stable”
John Rawls
“The problem with the feminist movement is that we have the attitude that the government should …
“The problem with the feminist movement is that we have the attitude that the government should solve our problems. But the government is us”
Betty Friedan
