During the Age of Enlightenment, liberal movement became a very popular notion amongst certain groups (Bourgeoisie), and individuals in the western world, thus promoting major events during this time as the French revolution. Basically it's a movement, which opposes absolute monarchy, state religion, Divine right of Kings, hereditary privilege etcetera, though most of its doctrines are fixed on freedom, liberty and fraternity. The philosopher John Locke has been said to be the founding father of liberal movements, he believed every individual should have the right to liberty, life and pr...

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