I'm a political philosophy who was advocated by Herbert Hoover (and other conservative politicians) at the start of the Great Depression that advocated personal self-reliance.

Who am i?

Rugged individualism

Explanation:

RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM is the belief that all individuals, or nearly all individuals, can succeed on their own and that government help for people should be minimal.

The phrase is often associated with policies of the Republican party and was widely used by the Republican president Herbert Hoover.

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