July 4, 2011

Freedom

Freedom: 1. The condition of being free of restraints.2. Liberty of the person from slavery, detention, or oppression.3.a. Political independence. b. Exemption from the arbitrary exercise of authority in the performance of a specific action; civil liberty: freedom of assembly.4. Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition: freedom from want.5. The capacity to exercise choice; free will.6. Ease or facility of movement: loose sports clothing, giving the wearer freedom.7. Frankness or boldness; lack of modesty or reserve: the new freedom in movies and novels.8.a. The right to unrestricted use; full access. b. The right of enjoying all of the privileges of membership or citizenship: the freedom of the city.9. A right or the power to engage in certain actions without control or interference.


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Independence Day, 
observed in the United States of America every year on the 4th of July celebrates the adoption of Declaration of Independence.

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by Congress, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation.

You can read the original transcript of the Declaration of Independence HERE .
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The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal; all men have rights and among these rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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The original document is on display in the National Archives in Washington DC in the The Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom alongside Constitution of the United States and Bill of Rights.



 
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These three documents are known collectively as the Charters of Freedom.
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These three documents continue to secure the rights of the American people for over two centuries.


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"We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it." William Faulkner 

"Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves." Nietzsche 

"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom." Malcolm X 

"Only the educated are free." Epictetus 


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Synonyms: abolition, abolitionism, autarchy, autonomy, citizenship, deliverance, delivery, democracy, discharge, disengagement, disimprisonment, emancipation, enfranchisement, exemption, extriction, franchise, home rule, immunity, impunity, liberation, liberty, manumission, parole, prerogative, privilege, probation, redemption, release, relief, representative government, rescue, salvage, salvation, self-determination, self-government, sovereignty

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great history lesson and links.

Happy 4th of July!

Unknown said...

Great quotes, Letty. I spent some time reading the Declaration of Independence, yesterday. I think as Americans we should all read it at least once a year to remind ourselves of why this country was founded in the first place. Gracias, amiga <3

Adriana Iris said...

new header =) great quotes

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