i. Liberalism in the early 19th century stood for freedom for the individual and equality to all before law for the new middle classes.
ii. Politically, it emphasised the concept of government by consent.
iii. It stood for the end of autocracy and clerical privileges.
iv For the new middle classes liberalism stood for the freedom of the individual and equality of all before law.
v Politically, it meant the concept of government by consent.