American political scientists John R. Oneal and Bruce M. Russett, well known for their work on the democratic peace theory, state: The classical liberals advocated policies to increase liberty and prosperity.

He wants Democrats to think big ambitious thoughts, but his health care program is not the sort of radical approach that many liberals were advocating when Mr. Clinton was mulling the issue in 1993.

Usually, in my long and depressing experience, liberals advocate moderation so proportionate as to be pointless.

Modern Austro-libertarians and neo-classsical liberals advocate laissez-faire as the only alternative to bureaucracy and authoritarianism.

Even before Léon, some liberals had advocated equal rights for women including women's suffrage.

Many libertarians, liberals, socialists, and anarchists advocate open immigration, notwithstanding other noteworthy differences among these political ideologies.

Mr. Ford's bill would not prescribe national minimum welfare benefits, as some liberals have advocated.

At the other extreme, many liberals advocate scrapping private insurance and creating a one-size-fits-all Government insurance policy.

During recessions, liberals generally advocate solutions based on Keynesian economics, which argues for additional government spending when the private sector is unable or unwilling to support sufficient levels of economic growth.

In addition to supporting gender equality, liberals also have advocated for racial equality in their drive to promote civil rights, and a global civil rights movement in the 20th century achieved several objectives towards both goals.