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In political philosophy, limited government is the concept of a government limited in power. It is a key concept in the history of liberalism.[1]
^Amy Gutmann, "How Limited Is Liberal Government" in Liberalism Without Illusions: Essays on Liberal Theory and the Political Vision of Judith N. Shklar (University of Chicago Press, 1996), pp. 64–65.
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