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Rugged individualism wikipedia.
Rugged individualism derived from individualism is a term that indicates the ideal whereby an individual is totally self reliant and independent from outside usually state or government assistance.
Individualists promote the exercise of one s goals and desires and so value independence and self reliance and advocate that interests of the individual should achieve precedence over the state or a social group while opposing external interference upon one s.
Rugged individualism was the phrase used often by herbert hoover during his time as president.
Rugged individualism last updated may 05 2019.
It refers to the idea that each individual should be able to help themselves out and that the government does not need to involve itself in people s economic lives nor in national economics in general.