individual liberty
the liberty of an individual to exercise freely those rights generally accepted as being outside of governmental control.
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How to use individual liberty in a sentence
Originally—and up until fairly recently—the First Amendment was understood to be a shield protecting individual liberty.
The Supreme Court Turns the First Amendment Into a Weapon for Corporations | Sally Kohn | July 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe answer was to ensure that individual liberty was not trumped by religion or government or corporations.
The Supreme Court Turns the First Amendment Into a Weapon for Corporations | Sally Kohn | July 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTObamacare represents an “assault on individual liberty,” asserts Peter Berkowitz of the Hoover Institution.
Is the goal merely an end to Israeli control over Palestinian lives or is it individual liberty and accountable government.
It can be pressed into service as an instrument of our commitment to individual liberty.
It does not mean doing away with individual liberty and reducing all to a dead level.
The Common Sense of Socialism | John SpargoFactory laws, public health laws, education laws—all denounced as "interferences with individual liberty."
The Common Sense of Socialism | John SpargoJust as the Anarchist sets up an abstract idea of individual liberty as his ideal, so he sets up an abstract idea of tyranny.
The Common Sense of Socialism | John SpargoLaws are limitations of individual liberty set by society and therefore they are tyrannical.
The Common Sense of Socialism | John SpargoThat Gospel enjoins obedience to righteous law as the guaranty of individual liberty.
The Vitality of Mormonism--Brief Essays | James E. Talmage
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