IDEOLOGY PROFILE / LIBERALISM

Classical Liberalism.

Prioritizes individual rights, constitutional limits on government, private property, and market exchange.

Liberalism

AT A GLANCE

Defining principles

01Limited constitutional government

02Private property and civil rights

These are broad descriptions of an intellectual tradition. Individual adherents, historical organizations, and governments may differ.

THE PROFILE

How this tradition is modeled

Our model scores positions on independent dimensions. A dimension omitted here is not treated as a neutral belief; it simply isn’t a defining part of this profile.

You Classical Liberalism

Political economy

Private property98

Market exchange95

Economic planning8

Redistribution22

State ownership10

Institutions

Political pluralism100

Centralization25

Civil liberties100

Society & identity

Internationalism68

Culture & change

Structural rupture18

Scale: 0–100 within each dimension. Bars show relative positioning, not strength of conviction. Unanswered dimensions are omitted.

YOUR PROFILE

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THE DISTINCTIONS

Compare with another ideology

Classical Liberalismvs.

Advocates strong private property rights, voluntary markets, and a very limited state.

Redistribution

Classical Liberalism 22Right-Libertarianism 0

Centralization

Classical Liberalism 25Right-Libertarianism 3

State ownership

Classical Liberalism 10Right-Libertarianism 0

Economic planning

Classical Liberalism 8Right-Libertarianism 0

Political pluralism

Classical Liberalism 100Right-Libertarianism 93

Numbers indicate model positions on a 0–100 scale, not a moral ranking or measure of certainty.