Social liberalism or progressive liberalism is a political philosophy and variety of liberalism that endorses social justice, social services, a mixed economy, and the expansion of civil and political
Leonard Hobhouse was one of the originators of social liberalism, notably through his book Liberalism, published in 1911.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, whose New Deal domestic policies defined American liberalism for the middle third of the 20th century
David Lloyd George, who became closely associated with this new liberalism and vigorously supported expanding social welfare
Progressivism is a left-leaning political philosophy that seeks to make progress in the human condition through reforms aimed at maximising positive liberty. Progressivism arose during the Age of Enli
Social liberalism
…there are deviations from these positions to both the political left or right. In modern political discourse, social liberalism is associated with progressivism, a left-liberalism contrasted to the right-leaning neoliberalism, and combines support for a mixed economy with cultural liberalism. Cultural liberalism…
Immanuel Kant, German philosopher
John Stuart Mill, English philosopher
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. President, progressive conservative
Woodrow Wilson, 28th U.S. President, progressive liberal