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| − | Freedom is not a [[constitutional right|right]], nor is it a [[privilege]]. Rights are the legal barriers for the state from interfering in person's life, however, these rights can often be suspended under some circumstances (such as [[war]], [[terrorism|terrorist]] attack, or [[natural disaster]]). Privilege is something that is normally practices only by a few persons, at the expense of others. | + | Freedom is not a [[constitutional right|right]], nor is it a [[privilege]]. Rights are the legal barriers for the state from interfering in a person's life, however, these rights can often be suspended under some circumstances (such as [[war]], [[terrorism|terrorist]] attack, or [[natural disaster]]). Privilege is something that is normally practices only by a few persons, at the expense of others. |
==Forms of freedom== | ==Forms of freedom== | ||
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! '''Eλευθερος''' !! '''eleftheria''' !! [[Greek language|Greek]] | ! '''Eλευθερος''' !! '''eleftheria''' !! [[Greek language|Greek]] | ||
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! '''آزادى''' !! azaadi !! [[Urdu language|Urdu]] | ! '''آزادى''' !! azaadi !! [[Urdu language|Urdu]] | ||
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| + | ! '''Fräiheet''' !! !! [[Luxembourgish language|Luxembourgish]] | ||
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Revision as of 10:31, 25 September 2006
Freedom is the capacity for self-determination or the expression of the personal or communal will.
What freedom is not
Freedom is not a right, nor is it a privilege. Rights are the legal barriers for the state from interfering in a person's life, however, these rights can often be suspended under some circumstances (such as war, terrorist attack, or natural disaster). Privilege is something that is normally practices only by a few persons, at the expense of others.
Forms of freedom
- Freedom to (do something yourself)
- See also Category:Freedoms
- Freedom from (having something done against you)
- freedom from discrimination
- freedom from coercion
- freedom to live without fear
- freedom from physical violence
Sayings on freedom
- "Eλευθερος γ θανατος" (Freedom or Death!)
—Cretan War cry. - "Give me Liberty or give me Death!"
—Patrick Henry - "Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying."
—Mikhail Bakunin in The Red Association (1870)
Freedom in other languages
| Spelling (original) | English transliteration | Language |
|---|---|---|
| hooroeah | Arabic | |
| askatasun libertate |
Basque | |
| frihed | Danish | |
| vrijheid | Dutch | |
| frælsi | Faroese | |
| vapaus | Finnish | |
| liberté | French | |
| Freiheit | German | |
| Eλευθερος | eleftheria | Greek |
| libertà | Italian | |
| kebebasan | Indonesian | |
| 自由 | jiyū, ziyû | Jananese |
| libertas | Latin | |
| uhuru | Nigerian | |
| frihet | Norwegian | |
| liberdade | Polish | |
| liberdade | Portuguese | |
| libertate | Romanica | |
| свобода воля |
svoboda volya |
Russian |
| libertad | Spanish | |
| frihet | Swedish | |
| آزادى | azaadi | Urdu |
| Fräiheet | Luxembourgish |
