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==Sayings on freedom== | ==Sayings on freedom== | ||
| − | *"Eλευθερος γ θανατος" (Freedom or Death!) | + | *"Eλευθερος γ θανατος" (Freedom or Death!)<br/> —[[Crete|Cretan]] [[war cry|War cry]]. |
| − | <br/> —[[Crete|Cretan]] [[war cry|War cry]]. | + | *"Give me Liberty or give me Death!"<br/>—[[Patrick Henry]] |
| − | *"Give me Liberty or give me Death!" | + | *"Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying."<br/>—[[Mikhail Bakunin]] in [[The Red Association]] ([[1870]]) |
| − | <br/>—[[Patrick Henry]] | + | |
| − | *"Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying." | + | |
| − | <br/>—[[Mikhail Bakunin]] in [[The Red Association]] ([[1870]]) | + | |
==Freedom in other languages== | ==Freedom in other languages== | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 6 September 2005
Freedom 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 priveledge. Rights are the legal barriers for the state from interfearing in person's life, however, these rights can often be suspended under some circumstances (such as war, terrorist attack, or natural disaster). Priveledge is something that is normally practices only by a few persons, at the expance of others.
Forms of freedom
- Freedom to (do something yourself)
- Freedom from (having something done against you)
- freedom from discrimination
- freedom from coersion
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
