You might be a liberal if you...

• Believe in and are willing to defend
• civil rights (right to equal treatment - free from discrimination based on race, gender, disability, etc. in employment, housing, etc.)
• civil liberties
• freedom of speech and thought
• the right to privacy 
• the right to be free from unreasonable searches of your home
• the right to a fair court trial
• the right to marry (whomever you please!)
• the right to vote
• representative democracy
• the rule of law
• the common good
• separation of church and state
• protection of the environment
• peace
• Believe you can make the world a better place and that in fact, you have an obligation to your fellow human beings to do exactly that
• Embrace the idea of a social contract - meaning it is to mankind's mutual advantage to band together and cooperate
• Are not bound by tradition
• Are open to change
• Are tolerant - of speech, religion, choice,
• Encourage diplomacy over war knowing we can more effectively lead by the power of our example than the example of our power paraphrased from President Bill Clinton
• Know it is your duty to be an active, effective citizen
• Demand a well-functioning government to provide the structure for improving the life for citizens through allowing and providing to all:
• freedom - speech, privacy, religion, economic, press, assembly, movement, participation
• due process of the law, right to a fair trial
• equality
• competitive education
• world-class health care
• police, fire, roads, courts, national parks, national security
• And, you are especially liberal if you understand that it requires taxes to pay for these services

What did I miss? What does being a liberal/progressive mean to you?