Until Berlin, there had often been the sense of liberalism perhaps being slightly cold. Locke’s theory was developed with the aim of settling property disputes. Even Taylor and Mill, who understood and celebrated the diversity of human life, were fundamentally concerned with managing the rules of non-interference between individuals. But Berlin’s theory was built out of the confusing joys and agonies of the human experience. His liberalism was not just a way of managing the disputes which emerged, but also encouraging as many of the goods as possible. Liberalism was required as the guardian of
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