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A jurist of the Generation of '37, Alberdi wrote the Bases (1852), the blueprint of Argentina's 1853 Constitution, advocating federalism with a strong executive, free trade, foreign capital and European immigration under the motto "to govern is to populate".
Political topics
Juan Bautista Alberdi leans further toward free market than 96% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Free market is where Juan Bautista Alberdi stands furthest from the rest.
On Structure, Juan Bautista Alberdi sits practically at the catalog median.
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Kant's political philosophy, grounding the state's legitimacy in the autonomy of reason and the rule of law, defending a moderate representative republicanism and a federation of free states as the path to perpetual peace.
Synthesis that unites free markets and economic freedoms with the appreciation of tradition, order, and institutions, defending prudent change and social stability within the framework of liberal democracy.
Liberalism before mass democracy: it guarantees civil liberty, property, a free press and a lean state, but restricts the vote to educated property owners, fearing that unlimited popular sovereignty would destroy the very liberties it protects.
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Pol Pot SocialismRadical Left31%
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Italian state under the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, pioneer in abolishing the death penalty, characterized by moderate administration and cultural heritage.
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