Are you a liberal?

Thank you to the Gladstone Library for making me think about liberalism (with a mandatory small 'l' in these Coalition times).  Here is my contribution to their exploration of the theme.  They have been looking for people who will say why they are or are not liberal and those who reject the notion are seemingly rather thin on the ground.  Perhaps this is the problem with this noble cause; like motherhood and apple pie no one can find an argument against it.