Friday, October 15, 2010

What is Liberty?

Liberty is democracy, freedom, equality, and justice.

Liberty is having the right to vote, and know that it counts.

Liberty is freedom from violence, oppression, danger, cruelty, poverty, hunger, or abuse.

Liberty is being able to express your opinion without fear of being violently oppressed or censured.

Liberty is knowing that you are safe from hate speech designed to incite violence, persecution, aggression, or oppression.

Liberty is a society free from corruption.

Liberty is a society run by and for the many, not the few.

Liberty is not having to fear being exploited, manipulated, or taken advantage of.

Liberty is having the freedom to choose how you want to live your life.

Liberty is receiving equal and fair treatment, no matter what the color of your skin is, what language you speak, which faith you believe in, what your gender is or with which gender you fall in love with.

Liberty is being free from ignorance, poverty, hunger, disease, and crime.

Liberty is not being punished for events outside of your control.

Liberty is knowing that the food you eat, the water you drink, the road you drive on, the car you drive in, and the other products that you interact with in daily life are safe and clean.

Liberty is having the right to a quality education, to marry the person you love, to live in a safe environment, to be taken care of when you are in need of help, and to have the freedom to make an informed decision about what you would do with your own body.

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