Can the classical liberal program of economic freedom and limited government be morally justified? I believe that it … can be. In this paper I outline an interpretation of classical liberalism that I call market democracy. Market democracy … affirms economic freedom as a requirement of social justice …

than the word freedom. Everyone favors freedom. We prize it not only for ourselves, but also as a characteristic of our … society. Most of us, however, have given little thought to what we mean by freedom. We use it to describe virtually everything … we believe is good or right. Freedom is a hurrah word. Advocates of all persuasions characterize their programs as …