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At the heart of Liberalism lies a fear of unchecked power To begin to analyse this claim I looked up the definition of liberal/liberty and the definition of power. Without researching any further, it is obvious that the two are fundamentally contradictory. Power is 'when A can make B do something that it would not usually do' (Robert Dahl), and Liberty is simply that 'B has the right not to be subjugated by A'. For this essay I will look at the extent to which the statement is true and why. I can trace this fear of unchecked power back to the very beginning of the formation of the party. Liberalism originates as an ideology of the industrialised West and a product of the break down of feudalism and the growth of the capitalist market society and reflecting the aspirations of a rising middle class. It is clear that the ideology would...

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