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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

Mill is rightly celebrated as one of history’s most eloquent champions of individual liberty.
The Economic Case for Vaccine Passports - Facts So Romantic|Robert H. Frank|August 17, 2021|Nautilus
Detractors claim that requiring such documentation infringes on individual liberties.
The U.S. Has Had 'Vaccine Passports' Before—And They Worked|Jordan E. Taylor|April 5, 2021|Time
On Tuesday, she gave a friendly interview to Fox News, emphasizing her support for “strong national defense, strong borders, life and individual liberty,” but throwing no red meat.
The Trailer: Is election reform headed for passage, courts, or nowhere?|David Weigel|March 4, 2021|Washington Post
Years later, their words, particularly with respect to individual liberties, would shape his.
Thank This Forgotten Founding Father for Your ‘Pursuit of Happiness’|Nick Fouriezos|September 27, 2020|Ozy

Signal’s value system aligns neatly with the belief, popular in Silicon Valley’s early days, that encryption is the sole key to individual liberty in a world where authorities will use technology to further their inevitably authoritarian goals.
The Inside Story of How Signal Became the Private Messaging App for an Age of Fear and Distrust|Billy Perrigo|September 25, 2020|Time
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|DAILY BEAST
The 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|DAILY BEAST
Obamacare represents an “assault on individual liberty,” asserts Peter Berkowitz of the Hoover Institution.
Obamacare Is as American as the Founding Fathers|Sally Kohn|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is the goal merely an end to Israeli control over Palestinian lives or is it individual liberty and accountable government.
The Pro-Palestinian Left's Hamas Blindspot|Peter Beinart|March 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It can be pressed into service as an instrument of our commitment to individual liberty.
Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban on Olympic Women|David Keyes|July 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It does not mean doing away with individual liberty and reducing all to a dead level.
The Common Sense of Socialism|John Spargo
Factory laws, public health laws, education laws—all denounced as "interferences with individual liberty."
The Common Sense of Socialism|John Spargo
Just 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 Spargo
Laws are limitations of individual liberty set by society and therefore they are tyrannical.
The Common Sense of Socialism|John Spargo
That Gospel enjoins obedience to righteous law as the guaranty of individual liberty.
The Vitality of Mormonism--Brief Essays|James E. Talmage