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Ideologies / Civil Libertarian / Roger Baldwin
Roger Baldwin — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1884–1981 · United States · ACLU founder

Roger Baldwin

Founded the ACLU

Civil liberties as the first principle.

Reformist Civil Libertarian →
Economic+42
SocialistMarket
Governance−30
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social+60
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The founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, who built the institution that defends free speech, due process and dissent against the power of the state.

social

Strongly progressive — speech, dissent, due process.

economic

Accepted a market economy; liberties came first.

governance

Defended individual rights against state power above all.

Notable for
  • Founded the ACLU
  • Defended free speech and dissent
  • Civil-liberties institution-building
civil-libertiesfree-speechdue-process
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