I'll agree that "liberalism" is a relatively recent political label - but that's about it, especially when religion starts popping up throughout the rest of the

I'll agree that "liberalism" is a relatively recent political label - but that's about it, especially when religion starts popping up throughout the rest of the short article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Liberty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Liberty is a good 'starting point' - but then going in a hundred different directions, with most of them denouncing their forebears (as is the way in any good political movement)