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Stevie-Lyn Kim At the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, a great rise in the power of the bourgeoisie was seen. These determined bourgeoisie believe in the innate good of human beings and the power of the individual, as they had to prove their worth and ability during a time of aristocratic privilege. They strove for liberalism, an ideology that turned away from conservatism and pushed towards the ideals of the Enlightenment. From the liberal belief in the goodness and power of the individual came concerns that the government and the church stifled that liberty. Liberals attacked the government and other authority figures that did not allow free choice and free expression. They also believed that "the best government is that one that governs least" (Wes. Civ. 547). It was they who called for a freely elected government and the idea of checks and balances...

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