My favourite definition of Liberalism

by Stephen Tall on December 5, 2012

107 years ago today, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman became Liberal Prime Minister. Which is the only excuse I need to roll out one of my all-time favourite definitions of liberalism…

I see I last blogged this quote in April 2007, together with an antidote to my fanboy eulogy for HC-B.

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by Stephen Tall on December 5, 2012 at 9:35 am. Reply #

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by ianpatterson99 on December 5, 2012 at 9:39 am. Reply #

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by Max Atkinson on December 5, 2012 at 10:14 am. Reply #

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by Stephen Tall on December 5, 2012 at 12:35 pm. Reply #

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by Stephen Tall on December 5, 2012 at 3:35 pm. Reply #

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by Tim Oliver on December 5, 2012 at 3:35 pm. Reply #

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