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[[image:USflag.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The flag of the [[United States]], a nation founded upon principles of personal freedom, has become a symbol of freedom and liberty in a wider sense, despite efforts with mixed results from both [[conservatives]] and [[liberals]] to hinder the freedom of American citizens.]]

[[image:USflag.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The flag of the [[United States]], a nation founded upon principles of personal freedom, has become a symbol of freedom and [[liberty]] in a wider sense, despite efforts with mixed results from both [[conservatives]] and [[liberals]] to hinder the freedom of American [[citizen]]s.]]

'''Freedom''' is the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint.  More specifically, it can mean:

'''Freedom''' is the state of being free or at [[liberty]] rather than in confinement or [[slavery]] or under physical restraint.  More specifically, it can mean:

*Ability to act freely: a state in which somebody is able to act and live as he or she chooses, without being subject to any undue restraints or restrictions.

* Ability to act freely: a state in which somebody is able to act and live as he or she chooses, without being subject to any undue restraints or restrictions.

*The right to enjoy all the privileges or special rights of citizenship, membership, etc., in a community or the like.

The desire for freedom was one of the founding principles of the United States of America. Today, freedom still stands proudly at the top of a list of aspirations for Americans. All Americans, no matter their creed or the color of their skin agrees that: "we shall have an association in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all".

 

* The condition of being free; the power to act or [[freedom of speech|speak]] or think without externally imposed restraints.

 

 

 

 

The [[desire]] for freedom was one of the founding principles of the [[United States of America]] thanks to the [[American values|values]] of the [[Founding Fathers]]. Today, freedom still stands proudly at the top of a list of aspirations for Americans. All Americans, no matter their creed or the color of their skin agrees that: "we shall have an association in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all".

<center>{{cquote|'''<big>Freedom incurs responsibility. That is why many men fear it.</big> <small>-- [[George Bernard Shaw]]</small>'''}}</center>

<center>{{cquote|'''<big>Freedom incurs responsibility. That is why many men fear it.</big> <small>-- [[George Bernard Shaw]]</small>'''}}</center>

<center>{{cquote|'''<big>Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.</big><small>-- [[Ronald Reagan]]</small>'''}}</center> <!-- Inaugural of January 21, 1985 -->

<center>{{cquote|'''<big>Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.</big><small>-- [[Ronald Reagan]]</small>'''}}</center> <!-- Inaugural of January 21, 1985 -->

==Freedom and equality==

==Freedom and equality==

[[Milton Friedman]] said, "The society that puts equality before freedom will end up with neither; the society that puts freedom before equality will end up with a great measure of both." [http://freetochoose.net/broadcasts/ideas_for_all_time/index.php]

[[Milton Friedman]] said, "The society that puts [[equality]] before freedom will end up with neither; the society that puts freedom before equality will end up with a great measure of both." [http://freetochoose.net/broadcasts/ideas_for_all_time/index.php]

== Freedom & St Paul's Letter to the Galatians ==

== Freedom & St Paul's Letter to the Galatians ==

The first phrase is that the Lord Jesus Christ "gave Himself for our sins." Here the Apostle is describing our freedom from slavery to the power of [[sin]]. This is the great doctrine of [[Justification]]. We are born into sin, separated from God, but this separation can be overcome because God sent His Son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins. Through this [[atonement]], all of our sins, past, present, and future, have been paid for - all we need do is put our [[faith]] in Christ. John Stott comments: "The death of Jesus Christ was primarily neither a display of [[love]], nor an example of heroism, but a sacrifice for sin."<ref>http://www.speraindeo.org/julread.html</ref><ref>http://www.pbcc.org/sermons/hanneman/968.html</ref>

The first phrase is that the Lord Jesus Christ "gave Himself for our sins." Here the Apostle is describing our freedom from slavery to the power of [[sin]]. This is the great doctrine of [[Justification]]. We are born into sin, separated from God, but this separation can be overcome because God sent His Son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins. Through this [[atonement]], all of our sins, past, present, and future, have been paid for - all we need do is put our [[faith]] in Christ. John Stott comments: "The death of Jesus Christ was primarily neither a display of [[love]], nor an example of heroism, but a sacrifice for sin."<ref>http://www.speraindeo.org/julread.html</ref><ref>http://www.pbcc.org/sermons/hanneman/968.html</ref>

==References==

==References==

==External Links==

==External Links==

*[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/freedom/ What Liberals Say - Category: Freedom], [[Accuracy In Media]]

*[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/freedom/ What Liberals Say - Category: Freedom], [[Accuracy In Media]]

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