I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on classical liberalism. I thought it was tied pretty tightly to the belief in the free market and non-govt intervention. To me that would include laws against discrimination but is at odds with having a govt pumping money and resources in to social services.
It's a really difficult phrase just because it has such different meanings - liberal might be taken to mean neoliberal, basically right wing economic, or it might mean liberal in terms of individual rights (which might require state support). In the US 'the libs' are the democrats
I'm not going to pretend to be an expert on classical liberalism. I thought it was tied pretty tightly to the belief in the free market and non-govt intervention. To me that would include laws against discrimination but is at odds with having a govt pumping money and resources in to social services.