Absolutism Vs Conservatism Essay
Social 30-1: Assignment 1
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In source one, Franklin D. Roosevelt is stating that true liberal freedom cannot be attained without government involvement. He is promoting Reform Liberalism and a free economy with government interference. Roosevelt was an American President who proposed The New Deal (1933), which created domestic programs to help stabilize American citizens after WWI. The New Deal illustrated Roosevelt’s belief in government to provide freedom and equality of opportunity for Americans. Roosevelt expresses his opposition towards classical liberalism’s ‘laissez faire’ through his statement “People who are out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” Roosevelt states that government dictatorships are a …show more content…
Thatcher expresses a right-winged point of view on the government system. She also expresses value in individualism and the principles of Classical Liberalism, where government involvement is little to none, through the quote, “There are individual men and women.” Thatcher argues that the reliance that people have on the government to take care of them has diminished the people’s individual initiative to help themselves first. She believes that as an individual, it is our duty to look after ourselves. Margaret Thatcher expresses an opinion similar to classical liberal economist, Adam Smith, who provided the foundation for the modern capitalist system. Adam Smith believed that the government should have a minimal role within society, which is very similar to Thatcher’s point of view. Thatcher expresses her point of view through critical mockery of people who rely solely on Government assistance: “I have a problem, I’ll get a grant”, “I’m homeless, the government must house me.” Thatcher rejects the idea of Government intervention and advocates for more individual initiative in which she states: “And no government can anything except through the people, and the people must look to themselves first…People have got the entitlements too much in mind, without the obligations.” Source two by Margaret Thatcher expresses a classical liberal point of view, similar to Adam Smith, which rejects government intervention and promotes individual
ID #: 1012106
In source one, Franklin D. Roosevelt is stating that true liberal freedom cannot be attained without government involvement. He is promoting Reform Liberalism and a free economy with government interference. Roosevelt was an American President who proposed The New Deal (1933), which created domestic programs to help stabilize American citizens after WWI. The New Deal illustrated Roosevelt’s belief in government to provide freedom and equality of opportunity for Americans. Roosevelt expresses his opposition towards classical liberalism’s ‘laissez faire’ through his statement “People who are out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” Roosevelt states that government dictatorships are a …show more content…
Thatcher expresses a right-winged point of view on the government system. She also expresses value in individualism and the principles of Classical Liberalism, where government involvement is little to none, through the quote, “There are individual men and women.” Thatcher argues that the reliance that people have on the government to take care of them has diminished the people’s individual initiative to help themselves first. She believes that as an individual, it is our duty to look after ourselves. Margaret Thatcher expresses an opinion similar to classical liberal economist, Adam Smith, who provided the foundation for the modern capitalist system. Adam Smith believed that the government should have a minimal role within society, which is very similar to Thatcher’s point of view. Thatcher expresses her point of view through critical mockery of people who rely solely on Government assistance: “I have a problem, I’ll get a grant”, “I’m homeless, the government must house me.” Thatcher rejects the idea of Government intervention and advocates for more individual initiative in which she states: “And no government can anything except through the people, and the people must look to themselves first…People have got the entitlements too much in mind, without the obligations.” Source two by Margaret Thatcher expresses a classical liberal point of view, similar to Adam Smith, which rejects government intervention and promotes individual