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That conviction, from the century's most famous mind, sits inside your politics.",[145,151],{"is_primary":113,"traditions":146},{"id":147,"name":148,"slug":149,"short_description":150},46,"Liberal Political Thought","liberal-political-thought","The tradition of political analysis committed to individual liberty, constitutional government, and limited state power, while increasingly aware of the complexities of mass democratic society.",{"is_primary":115,"traditions":152},{"id":153,"name":154,"slug":155,"short_description":156},11,"Marxism","marxism","The intellectual and political tradition founded by Karl Marx, taking his analysis of capitalism, class, and historical change as a starting point."]