Mid-century liberalism fused anti-statism, free trade, and rule-of-law into one popular movement

Evidence

Such comparisons, along with Ingram’s political rhetoric, become more comprehensible when framed in the context of mid-century popular liberalism. Held together by the persona of William Gladstone and the ideology of John Stuart Mill, mid-century liberalism embraced a range of political causes, including anti-statism, free trade, and the rule of law. — Julia Stephens, The Phantom Wahhabi, 129

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to debates about liberalism’s shifting coalition and its anti-statist strand.