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'''Liberty''' is the political [[freedom]] of an individual. It is one of the "[[unalienable rights]]" listed in the [[Declaration of Independence]].  America's core political values, called [[republicanism]], are based on the extension of liberty to all.
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[[File:Liberty2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The [[Statue of Liberty]] is one of the most famous symbols of [[freedom]]]]
  
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'''Liberty''' is the political [[freedom]] of an individual. It is one of the "[[unalienable rights]]" listed in the [[Declaration of Independence]].  America's core political values, called [[republicanism]], are based on the extension of liberty to all. Liberty has been a powerful force in politics since the early 1800s, as [[government]]s around the world saw the success of the American model and have attempted to emulate it.  
  
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Liberalism is a corruption of liberty in that it masquerades as "freedom of choice", but in reality it is a deceptive term for endorsing atheism, the normality of homosexuality and the promotion of unethical traditions such as tolerance for anti-conservative points of view and the insistence one does have the right to protest conservative viewpoints if one believe them to be biased.
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== Quotes on liberty ==
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* "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the [[survival]] and the success of liberty." —[[John F. Kennedy]]<ref>http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html</ref>
  
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In short, you have liberty unless you're a liberal, then you deserve to be denounced for your heresy against the concept of liberty even if you argue the root word of liberalism comes from liberty and is a mere extension of the application of the term.
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* "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no [[constitution]], no [[law]], no [[court]] can save it." —Justice [[Learned Hand]]
  
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You are either a conservative and agree Andrew Schlafly is correct in all cases whatsoever, or you are a liberal and an enemy of those who fear an invisible man in the sky who will smite you if you don't give him money and you must always vote Republican.
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* "I believe that any man who takes the liberty of another into his keeping is bound to become a [[tyrant]], and that any man who yields up his liberty, in however slight the measure, is bound to become a slave." —[[H.L. Mencken]], 1927
  
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If you are a liberal, read this page, realize the error of your ways, and become an intolerant hypocrite who has a page on the concept of liberty yet refuses to publish both sides of an argument even though one of the concepts of liberty involves the solicitation of opposing points of view.
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* "Liberty is not a means to a political end. It is itself the highest political end." —[[Lord Acton]]
  
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* "[[Firearms]] are second only to the [[Constitution]] in importance; they are the peoples' [[liberty's teeth]]." —[[George Washington]]
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* "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they don't want to hear." —[[George Orwell]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Slaughter of the Dissidents |author=Jerry Bergman |publisher=Leafcutter Press |year=2011 |pages=xi |isbn=9780981873404 |url=https://books.google.sk/books?id=PRd8PgAACAAJ}}</ref>
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* "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.  For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror.  For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.  But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing." James 1:22-25
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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*[[Republicanism]]
 
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*[[First Amendment]]
 
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*[[Statue of Liberty]]
 
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*[[Liberty Bell]]
 
  
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* [[Freedom]]
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* [[Self-governance]]
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* [[Limited government]]
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* [[Bill of Rights]]
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* [[Americanism]]
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* [[Gallery of American Heroes]]
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== External links ==
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*[https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/10/11/why-conservatisms-most-important-value-is-liberty/ Why Conservatism’s Most Important Value Is Liberty] by [[Dennis Prager]]
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*[https://www.ou.edu/cas/chl/reflections-liberty Reflections on Liberty], University of Oklahoma
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Meaning of liberty under [[classical liberalism]]:
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*[https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/12-key-concepts-of-liberty 12 Key Concepts of Liberty - Meaning of liberty under classical liberalism]
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Prager University videos on liberty:
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGpltIEFjikzsI0U8NKVXI6J Prager University videos on liberty], Video playlist
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==References==
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{{reflist}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 03:31, May 28, 2025

The Statue of Liberty is one of the most famous symbols of freedom

Liberty is the political freedom of an individual. It is one of the "unalienable rights" listed in the Declaration of Independence. America's core political values, called republicanism, are based on the extension of liberty to all. Liberty has been a powerful force in politics since the early 1800s, as governments around the world saw the success of the American model and have attempted to emulate it.

Quotes on liberty

  • "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty." —John F. Kennedy[1]
  • "I believe that any man who takes the liberty of another into his keeping is bound to become a tyrant, and that any man who yields up his liberty, in however slight the measure, is bound to become a slave." —H.L. Mencken, 1927
  • "Liberty is not a means to a political end. It is itself the highest political end." —Lord Acton
  • "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they don't want to hear." —George Orwell[2]
  • "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing." James 1:22-25

See also

External links

Meaning of liberty under classical liberalism:

Prager University videos on liberty:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html
  2. ↑ Jerry Bergman (2011). Slaughter of the Dissidents. Leafcutter Press, xi. ISBN 9780981873404. 
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