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:::: Thus, does the passage even have a place in the main article? Or is this a "this word is the same so include it"? Additionaly, there are many translations of this passage that don't use the word 'liberty'. --[[User:Mtur|Mtur]] 16:44, 5 April 2007 (EDT)
:::: Thus, does the passage even have a place in the main article? Or is this a "this word is the same so include it"? Additionaly, there are many translations of this passage that don't use the word 'liberty'. --[[User:Mtur|Mtur]] 16:44, 5 April 2007 (EDT)
:::::OK, let's get specific what we are talking about. 'Liber', the Latin root of 'Liberty' and 'Liberal', is translated from early Greek roots. However, there is no change in the meaning from Greek to Latin. The meaning is 'free', hence 'liberty' is analgous to 'freedom', and a 'liberal' can be seen to as a (1) free person, or (2) person who advocates freedom. This contrasts with 'licentiousness', i.e. having a 'license' to commit certain acts which, while not always necessarily illegal under civil law, can be argueed to be morally harmful. In other words, a person who makes the wrong choices is free to engage in licentiousness. This person, however, does not fit the definition of a person who is (1) free, (2) an advocate of freedom. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 16:58, 5 April 2007 (EDT)