Critics Quote by Alan Ryan

“John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873), English philosopher, political theorist, political economist, civil servant and Member of Parliament, was an…

— John Stuart Mill

What happens when we examine the claims made for Western liberalism as a universalizing ideology of tolerance, human dignity, equality, and compassion is the…

— Pankaj Mishra

I call myself a liberal - a classical liberal as in John Stuart Mill.

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

The liberal tradition has its roots in the Enlightenment, that period in the eighteenth-century Europe when intellectuals and political leaders had a powerful sense…

— John Mearsheimer

“There is danger in speaking so generally about "liberalism," a danger that has often plagued feminist debates. "Liberalism" is not a single position but…

— Martha C. Nussbaum

My objection to Liberalism is thisthat it is the introduction into the practicalbusiness of life of the highest kindnamely, politicsof philosophical ideas instead of…

— Benjamin Disraeli

My objection to Liberalism is this that it is the introduction into the practical business of life of the highest kind namely, politics of…

— Benjamin Disraeli

“John Stuart Mill declared that tyranny makes men cynical. He did not know that a Republic makes them silent.”

— Anonymous

“modern liberalism “is an ideology of good intentions” wrapped up in a “cult of action.”16”

— Jayson Lusk