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Full Idea
One way of differentiating liberalism is that it gives priority to the basic liberties.
Gist of Idea
Liberalism tends to give priority to basic liberties
Source
Will Kymlicka (Contemporary Political Philosophy (1st edn) [1990], 3.1.b)
Book Ref
Kymlicka,Will: 'Contemporary Political Philosophy (1st edn)' [OUP 1992], p.54
A Reaction
[He is citing Rawls for this] This is not the same as extreme libertarianism, which makes liberty the only priority. The issue would be over which liberties count as 'basic'. Taxation would be a good test case.