Absolutism Vs Classical Liberalism

Together with the beginnings of capitalism in the 18th century in Europe started form the layers of a new society, primarily the bourgeoisie and workers. However, until the end of the 18th century almost all of the countries of the old continent, the form of state governance was absolute. The king, the nobility and the high clergy formed a political, military and partly cultural society, the core of the elite. These layers of society enjoyed various privileges. Other groups of people were legally and politically at a lower level than the leading elite. This situation is particularly unpleasant for the urban population: craftsmen, shopkeepers, manufactory owners, who, even enraged, could not influence the country's government, turn to themselves
He and others philosophers understood that problems were serious. All of them opposed the negative character of freedom which was the main point or pillar of classical liberalism. Even Green’s frontal attack was really fierce. He stated that looking into growing poverty, increasing inequalities of income and wealth among several sections of population and growing miseries of the common people the state cannot play the role of a helpless onlooker of all these heart-burning events. It must act and change such miserable situation.. After this, liberals relied on two major strategies which should change the situation. The first idea was promote the organization of workers into trade unions in order to improve their power to bargain with employers. Secondly, government introduced political support and government funded social services such as free education and workmen’s insurance which later came to include programs of unemployment, health insurance, minimum wage laws and etc. These changes required a redistribution of wealth that was to be achieved by a graduated income tax and inheritance tax, which affected the wealthy more than they did the poor. All these changes were adopted by society. Liberalism did not disappear and