principle of liberty

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principle
noun
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens ...
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liberty
noun
uk
/ˈlɪb.ə.ti/us
/ˈlɪb.ɚ.t̬i/
formal
the freedom to live as you wish or go where ...
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(Definition ofprincipleandlibertyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This, of course, would have violated just about every underlyingprincipleoflibertyand freedom that fueled the revolution.
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Although hisprincipleoflibertyis defined relative to property rights, he does not claim that any particular distribution of property is morally required.
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We do not need to speculate about, still less to evaluate, how an individual might choose to use the freedom of action that theprincipleoflibertyguarantees to her.
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Provided that individuals are engaged in dialogue, however, theprincipleoflibertyof expression gives them legal protection so that the community may discover the truth.
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The generalprincipleoflibertyis 'essentially' an 'anti-paternalistic' principle that forbids society or government from coercively interfering with the individual's pursuit of her own good in her own way.
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It only opens the door to license, and not to anyprincipleofliberty.
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But when you turn to the objection based on the abstractprincipleofliberty, there is no such abstract principle.
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I accept the value of theprincipleoflibertywhich lies behind that change.
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It really is aprincipleofliberty, and not a principle of the opposite kind.
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We have always stood for theprincipleoflibertyand for the working out of that principle through political institutions.
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Theprincipleoflibertyhas in the past been equally creative.
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One of those which we see slipping away almost daily is theprincipleofliberty—in this instance freedom of choice in education.
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First, and most importantly, it offends against everyprincipleoflibertyand justice on which our democracy is founded to detain people in this country.
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And if this is the doctrine, that doctrine and the right of private property, which is part and parcel of theprincipleofliberty, cannot stand together.
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I hope that he will forgive us for wondering why it is such a fundamentalprincipleoflibertynow when it was not such 10 years ago.
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I cannot see what sacredprincipleoflibertyrequires that they should remain uninhibited in organising the breakdown of law and order from behind the scenes.
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Theprincipleofliberty, equality, and fraternity is carried out in its entirety.
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This is one version of the non-aggression principle, a fundamentalprincipleoflibertyand limited government.
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It seems that one of the fundamental principles of liberty is to be decided as a matter of political expediency, to suit whom?
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Nor have we ever built up a system of order without sacrificing some of the essential principles of liberty.
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