HST 122 -- Conservatism and Liberalism

I. Political Restoration and the Conservative Order   
    A. Quadruple Alliance
            - Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia
    B. Congress of Vienna [Map -- Europe, 1815]
        1. Balance of Power
        2. Prince Klemens von Metternich
                - Conservatism and legitimacy
    C. The Concert of Europe
        1. the conservative domination of Europe (1815-30)
        2. Quintuple Alliance
        3. Intervention
            a. put down rebellions in Naples, Sardinia, Spain
            b. could not intervene in South America
            c. Greece - intervention in support of rebellion
    D. Tory domination in Great Britain
        1. rotten boroughs
        2. Peterloo Massacre - 1819

II. Liberalism
    A. Definition
        - freedom of the individual; corruptibility of authority
    B. economic liberalism
        1. Adam Smith
        2. Thomas Malthus
    C. political liberalism
    D. examples:
        1. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) -- utilitarianism
        2. John Stuart Mill (1806-73) -- DOC 21: On Liberty
            - Discussion
                1. How does Mill define liberty?
                2. According to Mill, when can society limit liberty?
                3. Discuss Mill's ideas about liberty concerning the following:
                    a. poisons
                    b. drunkenness
                    c. men and women
                    d. children and their parents
                4. What should be the role of the state/government?