What does freedom mean to you?
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I live in Indiana, U.S.A.\n\nTo me, freedom is being able to step outside of my home and know radical groups and fantasist are not going to blow me up or gun me down. Sure, we have gangs but when you look at the world news, America is the safest place to live.\n\nI thrive in Democracy. I live to vote and I adore our process.\n\nSure, there are rotten apples that spoil things but who cares.....I don't have to hide my face as a woman, worry about getting my privates mutilated, sell myself for a bowl of food, dig in a dumpster for a scrap of clothing. I have the right to own a business, run it with full benifits as a man. I can vote or not vote and not fear getting shot at for either. I can have an abortion or not, depending on what is right for ME. \n\nI can speak about anything I wish to speak about and have no fear of retribution with anything but words.\n\nFreedom is just that. Being free of restraints imposed by others. My only restraints are place by me and me alone.
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Christianity is not about freedom. It is all about rules and forced belief. That is not freedom. If I cannot choose to be whatever I want - Jewish, Muslim, aethiest, or whatever - then you do not truly want freedom.\n\nIf you claim to want freedom, you must accept the freedom of someone else to kill you, even if that will mean they have removed your freedoms as a result. Freedom is paradoxical and you are a joker.
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We have already lost too much freedom. If you have no freedom then you are no more than a slave, and if you are a slave,you do not live a human life. Therefore, you are as good as dead anyway and might as well fight.
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The ability or freedom to choose the path or direction one will take among a plethora of choices. Can include a single person or a whole nation. Can be the determination to be a thinking person or a free nation.
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Not Ready To Make Nice because it means being able to stand up for what you believe in no matter the consequences. i believe in freedom of speech and believe that we should be able to speak our minds 100% without being punished by those who dont want to listen to our opinions.
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Yes, the freedoms of the 1st are fundamental to a democracy and a non-tyrannical government. They protect us as individuals and allow us to think for ourselves.
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I agree with that, but freedom is the ultimate thing to fight for, because without that, u cant do anything.
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Your country can only be free if there are certain rules to ensure your freedom. If everyone were completely free from rules, we would be spending most of our time guarding our property.
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Indeed it is true. "freedom just another word for nothin' left to lose". It is a very well known verse and highly accepted in todays sub-culture circa 1970?, As such it is what it is. Freedom at is a Gift from God, to be cherished and held in high value. What is freedom anyway..?..:()
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To a certain extent, yes. No one really has freedom, money is power. If you aren't rich, then you have none.
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Bringing god and religion into anything reduces your freedom. Being completely 'free' means being a free-thinker, being able to have your own ideas, and not following masses of people who are misled.\n\nQuestion everything. Don't believe everything you're told/read. Don't just be another mindless sheep in the flock.
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freedom and eternal happieness
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we all exist in a state of freedom,\n\nsome governments come and restrict our freedoms,\n\nexample,  you already had the freedom to express your political dissent,\n\nin some countries in some times, governments would arrest and imprison those who disagreed with the soveriegn,\n\nso liberty is a concept that means a government which protects the citizens rights, natural rights, to freedom,
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freedom means f+r+e+e+d+o+m
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freedom of choice means u should do what u feel like:\nHowever in some religions they .. direct you to your decisions though they say its ur choice..so u cannot have freedom of choice in a religion.
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Conservetive freedom = What ever they are told by religious leaders that they can do. \n\nLiberals freedom = As long as it hurts no one then go ahead and do it.
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1.What are civil liberties?\nIn general, the rights to freedom of thought, expression, and action, and the protection of these rights from government interference or restriction. Civil liberties are the hallmark of liberal, democratic “free” societies.\nThis comprised of two generally accepted meanings:\ncivil liberty has 2 meanings:\nOne's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country, and,\nFundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference\nThen there are those who view individual rights as inherent in the sovereignty of the individual and that those rights are constrained only to the extent that government needs to function.\n\n2) Do you believe in fair & equal justice for all?\nYes\n\n3) Why\nWe are talking here about fair and equal justice which to me mean under the law.  The application of the law must be blind to who it is applied to.  This is the reason that Lady Liberty holds the scales of justice while wearing a blindfold.\n\n4) What does the First Amendment say? \nThis cannot be answered in a single sentence because the first amendment covers multiple subjects.  If you are asking how the first amendment is written as the first ratified item of the United States Bill of Rights, it is:\n“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; of the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”\n\n5) Have you ever exercised your First Amendment Rights?\nYes\n\n6) I am pretty vocal. Do you think I would exercise my First Amendment rights. Yes