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individualism

In politics, a view in which the individual takes precedence over the collective: the opposite of collectivism. The term possessive individualism has been applied to the writings of John Locke and Jeremy Bentham, describing society as comprising individuals interacting through market relations.
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Of course, it might be said that the Individualism generated under conditions of private property is not always, or even as a rule, of a fine or wonderful type, and that the poor, if they have not culture and charm, have still many virtues.
The Soul of Man under Socialism by Wilde, Oscar View in context
It was the age of intense individualism, when you were to do right because it was becoming to you, say, as a gentleman, and you were to have an eye single to the effect upon your character, if not your reputation; you were not to do a mean thing because it was wrong, but because it was mean.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
As I said, I am an individualist, and individualism is the hereditary and eternal foe of socialism.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
 
 
 
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