19th C. Ideologies Quiz 3 Why might citizens in a democracy be willing to sacrifice their personal liberty? Why did Smith criticize government intervention in the economy? Why did liberals oppose humanitarian legislation to alleviate the misery of the poor? How did radical liberals believe that they could reform the government so that it would safeguard the interests of workers and common people? How did the socialists plan to reorganize society? E.C. Describe Fourier’s socialist utopia: the phalanstery.