individual liberty

American  

noun

1. the liberty of an individual to exercise freely those rights generally accepted as being outside of governmental control.

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Example Sentences

There’s a gap between America’s self-image as a country founded on the idea of individual liberty and the horrific reality of slavery.

From Salon

Mark Joseph Stern, senior writer Who you are voting for this year: Kamala Harris Why: Because Donald Trump is an aspiring fascist who embraces authoritarianism to suppress democracy and civil rights, while Kamala Harris supports individual liberty, equality, and free elections.

From Slate

“A woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes.”

From Slate

On Wednesday evening, the British news site the Guardian published excerpts from her new memoir, “Melania,” with this bombshell: “Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body? A woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body? A woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes,” Trump wrote.

From Los Angeles Times