Some Thoughts on Liberal History
[Hyacinth Rigaud, “Louis XIV” (1701)] [Pierre-Paul Prud’hon, “Liberty” (1793) slaying the hydra monster of tyranny] I interpret “liberal history” in several ways. It might mean (1.) The history of the classical liberal tradition, which has at least two components: a history of how and when liberal ideas first emerged and then evolved over time – … Read more