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What is the main critique presented in the text regarding the shift in liberal politics from the 1970s onwards?
What is the main critique presented in the text regarding the shift in liberal politics from the 1970s onwards?
- Liberals internalized conservative arguments against big dreams. (correct)
- Liberalism maintained its revolutionary past despite conservative influence.
- Liberals became too progressive and transformative.
- Liberal politicians embraced big dreams for a just society.
What did Isaiah Berlin and Friedrich Hayek argue concerning liberal dreams?
What did Isaiah Berlin and Friedrich Hayek argue concerning liberal dreams?
- They thought big dreams were dangerous and contrary to liberalism. (correct)
- They encouraged liberals to embrace revolutionary pasts.
- They believed big dreams were essential for liberalism.
- They promoted big and transformative visions for society.
What is Samuel Moyn's perspective on the future survival of liberalism according to the text?
What is Samuel Moyn's perspective on the future survival of liberalism according to the text?
- Liberals must rediscover how to inspire for long-term survival. (correct)
- Survival of liberalism is sufficient even without inspiring visions.
- Liberals should trade off inspiration for mere survival.
- Liberals need to focus on fearmongering to survive.
What does the text propose as the solution to the existential woes of 21st-century liberalism?
What does the text propose as the solution to the existential woes of 21st-century liberalism?
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Which strand of liberal political theory is highlighted in the text as offering guidance on the form a new deal should take for citizens of liberal states?
Which strand of liberal political theory is highlighted in the text as offering guidance on the form a new deal should take for citizens of liberal states?
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