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Political liberalism or constitutional liberalism is a body of thought that attempts to provide justification for the principles of limited government, including most or all of the following: restrictions against arbitrary use of power, constitutional definition of legitimate government power, the rule of law, government that exists by consent of the people, maintenance of civil and political rights of individuals, legal toleration of a plurality of religions and moral codes, and the legal protection of private property.








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Political liberalism or constitutional liberalism is a body of thought that attempts to provide justification for the principles of limited government, including most or all of the following: restrictions against arbitrary use of power, constitutional definition of legitimate government power, the rule of law, government that exists by consent of the people, maintenance of civil and political rights of individuals, legal toleration of a plurality of religions and moral codes, and the legal protection of private property.

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