Liberty
noun
The state of being free within society or a group from oppressing rules set by authority.
Every individual should have the liberty to express themselves openly.
Often appears as...
- civil liberty
- personal liberty
noun
The power to do or choose what you want.
She took the liberty of ordering food for everyone at the table.
Often appears as...
- take the liberty
- liberty to choose
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Approving
Colloquial
noun
A free time given to soldiers besides their regular duty.
The Captain allowed his troops a day of liberty in the city.
Often appears as...
- shore liberty
- day of liberty
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Neutral
Technical
noun
A figurative term referring to a right or privilege.
The liberty of the press is a fundamental right in a democracy.
Often appears as...
- liberty of speech
- liberty of religion
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Formal, Approving
Academic
noun
The state of being free within society or a group from oppressing rules set by authority.
Every individual should have the liberty to express themselves openly.
Often appears as...
- civil liberty
- personal liberty
noun
The power to do or choose what you want.
She took the liberty of ordering food for everyone at the table.
Often appears as...
- take the liberty
- liberty to choose
Usage tips
Approving
Colloquial
noun
A free time given to soldiers besides their regular duty.
The Captain allowed his troops a day of liberty in the city.
Often appears as...
- shore liberty
- day of liberty
Usage tips
Neutral
Technical
noun
A figurative term referring to a right or privilege.
The liberty of the press is a fundamental right in a democracy.
Often appears as...
- liberty of speech
- liberty of religion
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Social Context
Often used about societal freedoms or rights, think beyond personal actions to collective values.
Movements like the Suffragettes fought for women's liberty in society.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Absolute
Liberty does not mean being free to do anything; it's balanced with laws and others' rights.
Students have the liberty to form clubs, as long as they adhere to the school's policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Licentiousness
Liberty should not be confused with licentiousness, which implies a lack of moral discipline.
Liberty encourages free thinking, not disruptive behavior.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Context
Often used about societal freedoms or rights, think beyond personal actions to collective values.
Movements like the Suffragettes fought for women's liberty in society.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Absolute
Liberty does not mean being free to do anything; it's balanced with laws and others' rights.
Students have the liberty to form clubs, as long as they adhere to the school's policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Licentiousness
Liberty should not be confused with licentiousness, which implies a lack of moral discipline.
Liberty encourages free thinking, not disruptive behavior.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Context
Often used about societal freedoms or rights, think beyond personal actions to collective values.
Movements like the Suffragettes fought for women's liberty in society.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Absolute
Liberty does not mean being free to do anything; it's balanced with laws and others' rights.
Students have the liberty to form clubs, as long as they adhere to the school's policies.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Licentiousness
Liberty should not be confused with licentiousness, which implies a lack of moral discipline.
Liberty encourages free thinking, not disruptive behavior.
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The moral roots of...
conservatives on the other hand speak for institutions and traditions they want order even at some cost to those at the bottom the great conservative insight is that order is really hard to achieve it's really precious and it's really easy to lose so as edmund burke said the restraints on men as well as their liberties are to be reckoned among their rights this was
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Why wasn’t the Bill of...
and that more centralized authority would return the states to the sort of tyranny they had just escaped. These Anti-Federalists were especially worried by the text's apparent lack of protections for individual liberties. As the conventions proceeded, many of these critics shifted from opposing the Constitution entirely
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What game theory teaches...
life there was an ideological tension one was an exporter of democracy and capitalism the other one is an exporter of soviet-style communism and there was an economic tension that's what kept the Cold War alive and well not coincidentally life liberty and the pursuit of happiness the only three
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What are the universal...
the principle of nondiscrimination and the right to life and liberty. It refers to negative freedoms, like the freedom from torture or slavery, as well as positive freedoms, such as the freedom of movement and residence. It encompasses basic civil and political rights,
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How we take back the...
our privacy to have good government. We don't have to give up our liberty to have security. And I think by working together we can have both open government and private lives, and I look forward to working with everyone around the world to see that happen.
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Chimps have feelings and...
capital G, capital W, and it's meant to protect any of us who are detained against our will. A writ of habeus corpus is issued. The detainer is required to bring the detainee in and give a legally sufficient reason for depriving him of his bodily liberty.
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How to understand power...
The fifth form of power is ideas. An idea, individual liberties, say, or racial equality, can generate boundless amounts of power if it motivates enough people to change their thinking and actions.
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Chase a Wild Buffalo...
liberties we're going to have to figure out how we're going to manage the natural world without the parameters of nature the way it was before we arrived to me ranching is about living with the
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Why I love a country...
we have an inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and I couldn't quite make that fit with what I knew to be my childhood imprisonment. I read history books,
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What you might not know...
"All men are created equal and they are endowed with the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
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The moral roots of...
conservatives on the other hand speak for institutions and traditions they want order even at some cost to those at the bottom the great conservative insight is that order is really hard to achieve it's really precious and it's really easy to lose so as edmund burke said the restraints on men as well as their liberties are to be reckoned among their rights this was
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Why wasn’t the Bill of...
and that more centralized authority would return the states to the sort of tyranny they had just escaped. These Anti-Federalists were especially worried by the text's apparent lack of protections for individual liberties. As the conventions proceeded, many of these critics shifted from opposing the Constitution entirely
Video examples
What game theory teaches...
life there was an ideological tension one was an exporter of democracy and capitalism the other one is an exporter of soviet-style communism and there was an economic tension that's what kept the Cold War alive and well not coincidentally life liberty and the pursuit of happiness the only three
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What are the universal...
the principle of nondiscrimination and the right to life and liberty. It refers to negative freedoms, like the freedom from torture or slavery, as well as positive freedoms, such as the freedom of movement and residence. It encompasses basic civil and political rights,
Video examples
How we take back the...
our privacy to have good government. We don't have to give up our liberty to have security. And I think by working together we can have both open government and private lives, and I look forward to working with everyone around the world to see that happen.
Video examples
Chimps have feelings and...
capital G, capital W, and it's meant to protect any of us who are detained against our will. A writ of habeus corpus is issued. The detainer is required to bring the detainee in and give a legally sufficient reason for depriving him of his bodily liberty.
Video examples
How to understand power...
The fifth form of power is ideas. An idea, individual liberties, say, or racial equality, can generate boundless amounts of power if it motivates enough people to change their thinking and actions.
Video examples
Chase a Wild Buffalo...
liberties we're going to have to figure out how we're going to manage the natural world without the parameters of nature the way it was before we arrived to me ranching is about living with the
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Why I love a country...
we have an inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and I couldn't quite make that fit with what I knew to be my childhood imprisonment. I read history books,
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What you might not know...
"All men are created equal and they are endowed with the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
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Thomas Hobbes
English Philosopher
That a man be willing, when others are so too, as far forth as for peace and defense of himself he shall think it necessary, to lay down this right to all things; and be contented with so much liberty against other men, as he would allow other men against himself.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom - and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.
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John Locke
English Philosopher
All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.
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Woodrow Wilson
American President
The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
We Americans... bear the ark of liberties of the world.
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H. L. Mencken
American Writer
Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.
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Benito Mussolini
Italian Politician
The truth is that men are tired of liberty.
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Thomas Hobbes
English Philosopher
That a man be willing, when others are so too, as far forth as for peace and defense of himself he shall think it necessary, to lay down this right to all things; and be contented with so much liberty against other men, as he would allow other men against himself.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom - and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.
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John Locke
English Philosopher
All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.
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Woodrow Wilson
American President
The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
We Americans... bear the ark of liberties of the world.
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H. L. Mencken
American Writer
Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.
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Benito Mussolini
Italian Politician
The truth is that men are tired of liberty.
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