Discuss the links between the principles of liberalism in the following source."Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts,...

I think that the philosophy of liberalism would have some
fundamental problems with the quote. There is a basic level of optimism in liberalism that makes
it collide with the tenets put forth in the quote. The construction of individual rights is an
example of this. Liberalism sees the development of individual rights and a realm of individual
entitlements as critical to its philosophical foundation because it feels that construction of
these zones will allow individuals to be their very best, permitting them to do great things.
This is also why liberals tend to favor a limited form of government, as there should be nothing
to impinge on the potential of human beings to do great things and to make the world better.
Liberalism was not founded on the belief that "fraud, violence, and cruelty" are the end products
of human endeavors. Rather, liberalism stresses the ability for human beings to be better than
the past, only to be surpassed by the future. In this light, this becomes the critical element
for liberalism.