@graubenlara: When people hear “liberalism,” they often think of today’s politics. But classical liberalism is something much older and broader. It’s the tradition that gave us individual rights, free speech, limited government, and open markets. At its core, it’s about respecting people as individuals, letting them live their own lives, and creating the conditions that helped lift billions out of poverty. If you want to learn more, here are some great places to start: • John Locke on individual rights and consent of the governed • Adam Smith on markets, trade, and prosperity (The Wealth of Nations) • Friedrich Hayek on why central planning fails (The Road to Serfdom) • Deirdre McCloskey on how dignity and freedom created modern prosperity (Why Liberalism Works, Bourgeois Virtues trilogy) • Milton Friedman on economic freedom and personal choice (Free to Choose) Classical liberalism is not about choosing left or right. It is about building a society where people can think, create, trade, and live with dignity.

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