Original sentence: Classical liberalism.Often associated with the notion of laissez-faire and its supporters, the term was actually coined by the interventionist American President Herbert Hoover, a Progressive Republican who presided over the beginning of the Great Depression.Rugged individualism, derived from "individualism", is a term that indicates the virtuous ideal where an individual is totally self-reliant and independent from outside assistance
Edited sentence: " After World War I, rugged individualism appealed to fiscal conservatives who were dismayed by the regulatory bureaucracy built up by the Wilson administration.Although he later felt that dire circumstances forced government intervention, he still believed that government should play a limited role in the American economy, rather than the larger role that would be played under his successors.Democratic capitalism.He feared that providing large-scale humanitarian efforts would injure "the initiative and enterprise of the American people.Hoover's idea of "rugged individualism" reflected his belief that the federal government should not interfere with the American people during the Great Depression.It is often associated with Social Darwinism or an "up-by-the-bootstraps" mentality.It refers to the idea that individuals should be able to help themselves out and that the government should not overly involve itself in the economic lives of people or the nation in general.Rugged individualism was a phrase used often by Herbert Hoover during his time as President of the United States.School of Hard Knocks.When the Great Depression started, Hoover insisted that the free market would right itself