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While undeniably conservative, he leaned toward a libertarian philosophy that emphasized individual freedoms and preferred narrow, case-by-case decisions over sweeping ideological rulings.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

The 1975 directive violated individual freedoms protected by the constitution and was out of touch with today's society, the court said.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

“The argument was basically lots of complaints about individual freedoms being curtailed and so forth, and you can’t tell me what to do and so forth.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2023

In his assessment of natural rights, Rousseau contends that the formation of human communities makes interdependence necessary and requires reconciling individual freedoms with the sovereignty of the state.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

But it was the stability of life, the vindication of all individual freedoms, in which he was ultimately interested.

From Lysistrata by Aristophanes