well, :o)

Liberty is granted by the people to the people. An example would be some of our rights such as the 'freedom' to assemble. It is being free within society and not encumbered by restrictions imposed by authority over the individual's way of life or political opinions, behavior, etc.



>>Freedom is definitely NOT the same for you and me. If I understand you correctly, to you freedom means no responsibility. To me freedom means having the power and ability to assume responsibility. Freedom is not the right to do anything I want regardless of the impact on anyone else. Freedom cannot impinge on another person's freedom. Freedom is the exemption from control by some other person or from restrictions of rights like religion and speech. Freedom is the right of self-determination. When the U.S. was born, freedom was equivalent to liberty. The word is used for many things today, but freedom is not the same as liberty.
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>>I fear this may start a debate on freedom and liberty and the difference between the two. Hope not. :o)
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>Coming from one of the languages where there's only one word from both, I once had to translate this into something I'd remember. The difference is, IIRC, that freedom is "freedom from" (oppression, violence, slavery etc), while liberty is "freedom to" (have a choice, act independently).
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>Don't tell me I got this wrong :).