Liberty definition, freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control. See more.

Freedom definition, the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial. See more.

Philip Schaff, the distinguished nineteenth-century church historian, calls the saying in our title "the watchword of Christian peacemakers" (History of the Chr

Civil liberties are guarantees and freedoms that governments commit not to abridge, either by constitution, legislation, or judicial interpretation, without due process.Though the scope of the term differs between countries, civil liberties may include the freedom of conscience, freedom of press, freedom of religion, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, the right to security …

Liberty, like discipline, is linked to institutions and political parties, whether liberal or libertarian; freedom is not. Although freedom can work for or against institutions, it is not bound to them—it travels through unofficial networks. To have liberty is to be liberated from something; to be free is to be self-determining, autonomous.

Jan 08, 1997 · 4. The plaintiffs asserted "the existence of a liberty interest protected by the Fourteenth Amendment which extends to a personal choice by a mentally competent, terminally ill adult to commit physician-assisted suicide.'' Id., at 1459. Relying primarily on Planned Parenthood v.Casey, 505 U.S. 833, 112 S.Ct. 2791, 120 L.Ed.2d 674 (1992), and Cruzan v. . Director, …