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individual liberty

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noun

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


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Individual liberty and equality were the foundations, he said, but these depended on the good character of people who willingly embraced the responsibilities of citizenship.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Individual liberty was one—but there is no liberty of the individual.

From The Street of Seven Stars by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

Individual liberty must be preserved at any cost.

From 30,000 Locked Out. The Great Strike of the Building Trades in Chicago. by Beeks, James C.

Individual liberty is not incompatible with associations, and associations are not incompatible with individual liberty; on the contrary, they should go hand in hand.

From 30,000 Locked Out. The Great Strike of the Building Trades in Chicago. by Beeks, James C.

Individual liberty, indeed, was granted in full to all, at the individual's risk.

From Machiavelli, Volume I by Dacres, Edward