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[[File:Liberty2.jpg|thumb|The [[Statue of Liberty]] is one of the most famous symbols of freedom]]
[[File:Liberty2.jpg|thumb|The [[Statue of Liberty]] is one of the most famous symbols of [[freedom]]]]
'''Liberty''' is the political [[freedom]] of an individual. It is one of the "[[unalienable rights]]" listed in the [[Declaration of Independence]]. America's core political values, called [[republicanism]], are based on the extension of liberty to all. Liberty has been a powerful force in politics since the early 1800s, as [[government]]s around the world saw the success of the American model and have attempted to emulate it.
'''Liberty''' is the political [[freedom]] of an individual. It is one of the "[[unalienable rights]]" listed in the [[Declaration of Independence]]. America's core political values, called [[republicanism]], are based on the extension of liberty to all. Liberty has been a powerful force in politics since the early 1800s, as [[government]]s around the world saw the success of the American model and have attempted to emulate it.
* [[JFK]] said, "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the [[survival]] and the success of liberty." [http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html]
* [[JFK]] said, "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the [[survival]] and the success of liberty." [http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.html]
* "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no [[constitution]], no [[law]], no [[court]] can save it." - [[Supreme Court]] [[Justice Learned Hand]]
* "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no [[constitution]], no [[law]], no [[court]] can save it." - [[Supreme Court]] Justice [[Learned Hand]]
* "I believe that any man who takes the liberty of another into his keeping is bound to become a [[tyrant]], and that any man who yields up his liberty, in however slight the measure, is bound to become a slave." - [[H.L. Mencken]], 1927
* "I believe that any man who takes the liberty of another into his keeping is bound to become a [[tyrant]], and that any man who yields up his liberty, in however slight the measure, is bound to become a slave." - [[H.L. Mencken]], 1927
* "Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it." - [[George Bernard Shaw]]
* "Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it." - [[George Bernard Shaw]]
* "[[Firearms]] are second only to the [[Constitution]] in importance; they are the peoples' [[liberty's teeth]]." - [[George Washington]]
* "[[Firearms]] are second only to the [[Constitution]] in importance; they are the peoples' [[liberty's teeth]]." - [[George Washington]]
== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Freedom]]
* [[Bill of Rights]]
* [[Statue of Liberty]]
* [[Statue of Liberty]]
* [[Liberty Bell]]
* [[Liberty Bell]]
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Republicanism]]
[[Category:Republicanism]]