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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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The American Revolution, which initiated the revolutionary era, launched the foundation of the newly formed United States of America but established a paradoxical model of political liberty that coexisted with the institution of slavery.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Instead, Witherspoon argued that full knowledge of God’s truth was only possible under the reign of religious and political liberty.

From Washington Times • Jan. 4, 2022

The ideal political liberty, for example, will be found midway between no freedom and unlimited freedom.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2020

He appears to have more political liberty than any cabinet member in a generation… except, it seems, in matters of foreign policy.

From The Guardian • Mar. 4, 2018

For to their mind the first need of the time, above even political liberty, was popular education.

From Contemporary Socialism by Rae, John

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