How Did Liberalism Rose During The Industrial Revolution

Liberalism, is the want for your own self right and have the freedom to make your own choice by no persuasion of others. Liberalism was brought into light by John Locke who believed that individuals should have the right to choose what they wanted to do as long as they did not hurt anyone else. With this they should not be forced by others including the government or “The Crown”. Liberalism rose during the Industrial Revolution. Locke believed that by nature, men, were all free, equal, and independent (Locke, pg. 52). The only way he believed that men were able to be told what to do is if they, by consent, joined another group for community reasons which brought safety and a peaceful living (Locke, pg. 52). The basic rights that Locke believed in were the right of liberty, which meant that you were able to do as you pleased without the interruption of outside sources. In this you had the right to exchange objects, ideas, and beliefs with others, without the fear of being incarcerated or killed. Life was another right Locke believed in which meant that you had the right to choose in the manner that you wanted to live your life, or if you choose not to live at all. Lastly, property was another right that Locke believed in which was your right to have your property. That none was allowed to take your property without your consent. Locke, in his theory of liberalism wanted to live in a state where human beings were allowed to make their own choices. Marxism, on the other hand was best lead by Karl Marx who believed that an economic system in which resources and the means of production are publicly owned ( …show more content…
Marxism argues that the state is the ultimate problem and that eventually people will outgrow the state causing them to want to leave the state in which ever manner they can. This can cause a revolution in which will leave the people with defeating the