Liberalism in the nineteenth century embraced all the following economic and social ideas EXCEPT
A) Adam Smith's theory of laissez-faire economics: the free pursuit of self-interest and profit.
B) the misery of the poor is due to their laziness, poor judgment, and vice.
C) the "iron law of wages."
D) the equality of all men means that all men are equally responsible for each other's well-being.
E) state help for the poor is counterproductive.

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Liberalism in the nineteenth century primarily focused on individual freedom, free markets, and limited government intervention. The idea that all men are equally responsible for each other's well-being (D) is more aligned with socialist or communitarian ideologies than with classical liberalism. Classical liberalism, as represented by Adam Smith and others, emphasized individual responsibility and the benefits of self-interest in economic activities, rather than a collective responsibility for well-being.

Liberalism in the Nineteenth Century Embraced All the Following Economic