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The Philosophy of Classical Liberalism
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First Published - Thursday, December 26th 2002
Classical Liberalism is an individualist political philosophy. The Classical Liberal believes that an individual has certain rights, which may never be violated by either the state or other individuals. The Classical Liberal philosopher John Locke claimed these rights were life, liberty and property. Later Classical Liberals have narrowed this down to property. This is because they claim that a person’s life is bound to their property, as a person’s body is his own property. They also claim that liberty is the ability of the individual to do what he wishes with his own property subject to it not violating another man’s property rights.