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Classical Liberalism Explained

  • Narration by Dr. Ashford, Senior Program Officer at the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) at George Mason University. 7 minutes long
  • What is classical liberalism? It's a set of ideas that places the freedom of the individual as its central feature.
  • Classical liberals disagree about many things, but they agree on ten core principles.
  • These are the ten core values that constitute classical liberalism:
  1. Liberty as the primary political value
  2. Individualism
  3. Scepticism about power
  4. Rule of Law
  5. Civil Society
  6. Spontaneous Order
  7. Free Markets
  8. Toleration
  9. Peace
  10. Limited Government
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