Liberalism

Most people in this free country believe in classic liberalism and a fundamental part of this liberalism is the belief in individual rights with the understanding that people will not always agree with one another. The solution is that each person has the right to their own way of thinking and doing. If you want to be a catholic or Muslims that is your choice and none of my business. If you believe that socialism is better than capitalism then once again that is your choice and none of my business. This is called tolerance. Individuals have their version of the truth but must recognize that others may have a different version of truth. When beliefs become so strong that one persons individual freedom is in danger then classic liberalism says the state must intervene with the caveat that the power of the state must be limited. If the state is too powerful it will begin to infringe on individual rights. There is no absolute truth but some things like every man is equal comes close to a universal truth. The state may decide that equality is more important than individual rights or even that equity is more important. This is the area where things can eventually be resolved through free open discussion.