Liberty
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703 examples of Liberty in a sentence
Spitfire pilots were replaced as vigorous symbols of
liberty
by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and the Kinks, whose music swept across Europe and the United States like a gust of fresh air.
Irrevocably, their names will forever be intimately intertwined with the peaceful revolution of 1986 which restored our
liberty
and democracy.
This destroys the
liberty
which defines civil society.
The guerrillas are led to the wall, and, just as the soldiers are raising their guns to their shoulders, one insurgent shouts, “Down with liberty!”
Popular sovereignty entails certain types of decision procedures--grounded ultimately on the will of the majority (restricted by respect for
liberty
and individual rights)--and offers a particular justification for collective decision-making.
Many in the West question whether Islam is compatible with human rights and Western concepts of
liberty.
On the opposite side, followers of the Austrian School of economic thought, especially the ideas of Friedrich Hayek, assert that limited government and free enterprise form the only viable path to
liberty
and prosperity.
These sacrifices have convinced many Westerners that the Middle East is not beyond redemption, and that the region’s people should be given a chance to enjoy the same
liberty
that they do.
Equality and social cohesion form the backbone of liberty, justice, and security for European cities.
These two chapters have their modern echo in the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, which decrees that no state shall deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property “without due process of law” or deny anyone “the equal protection of the laws.”
Of course, the US is no longer in a position to “pay any price…to secure the survival and the success of liberty,” as John F. Kennedy put it in his inaugural address – not in Ukraine, and not anywhere else.
In the years to come, both Walesa and Gorbachev may yet be recognized for the gifts of
liberty
they delivered.
They seem willing to surrender some social guarantees in exchange for that efficiency and increased personal
liberty.
Ultimately, the values of
liberty
and justice are our best defense.
A progressive realist policy must advance the promise of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” enshrined in American tradition.
In fact, the Quran does defend principles like liberty, impartiality, and righteousness, which indicates a fundamental respect for justice and human dignity.
With the abandonment of outdated notions of tiered justice and the recognition of the
liberty
and dignity of all individuals, Shabestari believes that it will become possible to realize the Quran’s message that there should be no compulsion in religion.
Centuries later, the French Revolution provided
liberty
of conscience and religion across France.
Its first article declares that the Republic certifies
liberty
of conscience and “guarantees the free practice of worship under the sole restrictions enacted (…) by the interest of the public order.”
Because of these ideals, he proclaimed, the United States “remains a beacon of hope for all who dream of
liberty
and a shining example to the world of what a free people can achieve.”
Tom Paine, the great American revolutionary and author of The Rights of Man, wrote: “He that would make his own
liberty
secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself.”
In terms of the French Republic’s credo, “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,” the first principle, liberty, became the motto of our age after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989; the second is gaining greater precedence today as the economy falters.
Ukraine's ruling elite is brutally suppressing opposition, limiting freedom of speech, and curtailing economic
liberty.
One of the most important is the fate of Ukraine, and the need to strengthen
liberty
and democracy there.
Not long ago in Latin America, life and
liberty
were deemed to be universal rights, to be defended across national borders.
And conversely, without minimum opportunity for all,
liberty
is more illusory than real.
Californians will have to decide how much weight to give to respect for adult liberty, protection of minors, avoidance of a large-scale black market, fiscal considerations, and protection of marijuana users’ health.
Members of NATO share much more than an alliance; we are united by ties of blood and purpose, a heritage of liberty, and a calling to confront extremists’ violence – and defeat it.
Those who are committed to
liberty
must learn to appreciate and defend it now, lest they someday have to fight to get it back.
Tocqueville is justly famous for rejecting reactionary nostalgia and regarding democracy’s triumph as our destiny, while warning against the dangers that democracy holds for
liberty.
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