HIST 1002 Lecture Notes - Klemens Von Metternich, Louis Gabriel Ambroise De Bonald, Jeremy Bentham
22 Nov 2012
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Map quiz: page 96 in the book in the end of the european era. Map of the fall of communism (page 520) Know the countries that made up the old empires. Adam smith (1723-1790: laissez fair, one of the founding fathers, tea party still refers to them. Jeremy bentham ( 1748-1832), and david ricardo (1772-1823) Bad versions of liberalism: neo liberal. Individual freedoms: balance between freedom and authority, government should stay out of the business. Only needs to come in when people are causing harm to society: conservatism. Wanted slow, cautious and careful change within existing social structures. Do not want to get involved with business. Saw business and money as beneath them: they are mostly noblemen, money was mostly for the middle class. Wanted to create a balance of power between monarchies. Didn"t want anyone to get too powerful. Thought the monarchs in europe should get together and protect each other from liberalism.
