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  2. The Constitution of Liberty - Wikipedia

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    The influence of Bills of Rights, the principle of separation of powers, and the role of judicial review in safeguarding individual rights and limiting government powers are discussed. The narrative extends to the challenges faced by the American Constitution, including conflicts between the Executive and the Supreme Court.

  3. Law, Legislation and Liberty - Wikipedia

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    In Chapter 14, Hayek explores the legitimate role of government and the problems posed by government provision of services. In Chapter 15, Hayek discusses the competitive market process, the policy needed for it, and the dangers of relying on ideas of 'perfect competition'. Chapter 16 briefly sums up Hayek's general argument in the book so far. [1]

  4. Friedrich Hayek - Wikipedia

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    In Hayek's view, the central role of the state should be to maintain the rule of law, with as little arbitrary intervention as possible. [99] In his popular book The Road to Serfdom (1944) and in subsequent academic works, Hayek argued that socialism required central economic planning and that such planning in turn leads towards totalitarianism ...

  5. Ordered liberty - Wikipedia

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    Mathias contended the Constitution's original intent is a framework for ordered liberty, not a fixed set of rules. It highlights the founders' use of historical lessons and political theory, particularly the separation of powers, to create a flexible system adaptable to changing conditions.

  6. List of liberal theorists - Wikipedia

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    Friedrich von Hayek. Friedrich Hayek (Austria/United Kingdom/United States/Germany, 1899–1992) In Hayek's view, the central role of the state should be to maintain the rule of law, with as little arbitrary intervention as possible. Also a Nobel Prize winner in economics and predictor of the Great Depression like fellow Austrian School ...

  7. Political freedom - Wikipedia

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    Hayek maintained that once any possible "identification of freedom with power is admitted," a "totalitarian state" coalesced where "liberty has been suppressed in the name of liberty." [9] Social anarchists see negative and positive liberty as complementary concepts of freedom. Such a view of rights may require utilitarian trade-offs, such as ...

  8. Texas Governor Abbott calls for amendments to US Constitution

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    His proposed amendments would make it easier for states to fight the 'tyranny' of the federal government and force Congress to have a balanced budget. Texas Governor Abbott calls for amendments to ...

  9. Night-watchman state - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, this form of government is mainly associated with libertarian and objectivist political philosophy. In other countries, minarchism is also advocated by some non-anarchist libertarian socialists and other left-libertarians .