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A 7 page outline of the classical liberalist approach to protecting individual rights through the establishment of government. This paper points out both the similarities and differences in these men’s philosophies, asserting that they were unified in their desire to not only abolish feudalism but to establish a system which worked in protecting the individual rights of all citizens. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Classical liberal tradition has two purposes: challenging the social order of feudalism, and providing a working alternative. No philosophers better exemplify this tradition than John
Locke, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. These philosophers are grouped together as a "tradition" because of their views on the appropriate role of government verses individual rights. They
each sought not only to abolish feudalism but to establish a system which worked in protecting the individual rights of all citizens. The
key elements of the classical liberalist argument against feudalism are based on the premise that with the consent of those being governed, government is not only legitimized but is
preferable to natural rule. These elements stand the test of time because they are based on the principles of individual rights, equality, and morality. They each provide guidance
on the validity of civil disobedience against unfair governmental control, control without consent and control which is designed to promote the interest of one group while preying off that of
another. There are however certain qualities in the arguments of each of these men which allow their arguments to be distinguishable. This is particularly true for Jefferson verses
Madison and Hobbes verses Locke. Despite their differences in philosophies, Jefferson, Madison, Hobbes, and Locke alike found a common enemy in feudalism.
They had each lived under a feudalistic system, a system in which rights were allotted on the basis of social class, a system in which the majority controlled the majority
by a system of social, political, and economic oligarchy. Recognizing that the importance of a government free of religious or dictatorial rule, these men wanted to ensure subsequent generations
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