The first source strongly supports the value of democratic socialism and modern liberalism, which both believe that government has an obligation to intervenes and control its economy to ensure economic equality among its nations. Before socialism and modern liberalism were embraced, the Laissez-fair capitalism and classical liberalism values were the foundation of the economic system. People pursued individual interests more than collective wills and Capitalist business owners supported economic freedom but government regulation. The source, however uses the negative description for citizens who pursue individualism before collectivism to indicate that individual freedom were being used as a tool of justifying their selfishness. Because of
