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title: "5 Known Liberal Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Known Liberal quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Known Liberal sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Bastiat (1801–1850) was a strikingly clear-minded early advocate of what came to be known as liberal economics, whose central idea is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lanchester/bastiat-1801-1850-was-a-strikingly-clear-minded-early-advocate-of/)

[John Lanchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lanchester/)

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> [Evidence and expertise have a well-known liberal bias.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-krugman/evidence-and-expertise-have-a-well-known-liberal-bias/)

[Paul Krugman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-krugman/)

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> [I think I'm known as a liberal democrat and Hispanic and a practicing Catholic, but I never really went out of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-sheen/i-think-i-m-known-as-a-liberal-democrat-and-hispanic-and-a-practicing/)

[Martin Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-sheen/)

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> [There are people who are known to be very liberal, yet they never give without scolding or pride or even insolence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-calvin/there-are-people-who-are-known-to-be-very-liberal-yet-they-never-give/)

[John Calvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-calvin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/500/john-calvin-490_giving_there-are-people-who-are-known-to-be-ver_2134245.jpg)

> [Reality has a well-known liberal bias.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/reality-has-a-well-known-liberal-bias/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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