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political liberty

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noun

  1. the right to express oneself freely and effectually regarding the conduct, makeup, and principles of the government under which one lives.


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Political liberty inside of any country depends very largely upon its external relations.

From Time Magazine Archive

Political liberty bestows exalted pleasures, from time to time, upon a certain number of citizens.

From Democracy in America — Volume 2 by Reeves, Henry

Political liberty, religious liberty, universal education, the enfranchisement and elevation of women, the abolition of slavery, temperance, almost everything has been achieved, until the world, the face of it, has been transformed.

From Our Unitarian Gospel by Savage, Minot J. (Minot Judson)

Political liberty, civil liberty, commercial liberty, liberty of speech, liberty of the press,—all these, and a hundred other kindred subjects, are swallowing up men's attention.

From Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians by Ryle, John Charles

Political liberty was the achievement of the generation before the Dominion was formed.

From The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time by Skelton, Oscar Douglas