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Freedom

Freedom is the power or right to speak, act and change as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving oneself one's own laws".[1]

For other uses, see Freedom (disambiguation).

In one definition, something is "free" if it can change and is not constrained in its present state. Physicists and chemists use the word in this sense.[2] In its origin, the English word "freedom" relates etymologically to the word "friend".[2]


Philosophy and religion sometimes associate freedom with free will, as distinct from predestination.[3]


In modern liberal nations, freedom is considered a right, especially freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press.

– civil-rights activists

Freedom Riders

Freedom songs

Freedom of thought

Freethought

Harm principle

Internet freedom

Works

BBC Radio 4 discussion with John Keane, Bernard Williams & Annabel Brett (In Our Time, 4 July 2002)

"Freedom"