Life or Liberty

MCLEAN Western man's pursuit of liberty has been constant. ... The idea of liberty received its greatest impetus and universal appeal from Christianity, which breathed life into it by revealing its connection with the providence of God. ... "[B]oth men,"" Martin writes, "would affirm [liberty], but liberty within the context of authority."" ... In the seventeenth-century, liberty was seen as freedom from restraint; thinkers rejected the previously held belief that liberty is to be used to achieve the good. ... Furthermore, Hobbes's notion of liberty is descriptive of the value of...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The represent of liberty is a woman, The Liberty represents freedom and opportunity for immigrants. ... (Liberty) but now the National Park Service takes care of the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty enchants to so many visitors. ... It is pinpointed on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. ... We can call her land of opportunity to start a new fresh life. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

To most people liberty is a necessity that they can not live without. ... Some people take advantage of their freedom by committing crimes against society such as taking the life of another human being. ... I believe if you take someone's life you should not be allowed liberty at all. On the other hand I do not think it is right to take anyone's life for any reason at all. ... Liberty is a very important factor in many peoples lives. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the course of time, individuals and nations oppressed by the tyrannical government have cried out of for liberty and have sought for the comfort of living a free life. ... Liberty is freedom from oppression. ... Philosophers as the father of liberal theory John Locke spread a body of ideas of reform to lead French people through the liberty path and make them believe there was a chance for a better life. ... Hester fought to be released for her punishment so she earned her liberty to live a happy and better life. ... "All men are created equal that they are endowed by their Cre...

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Many citizens in the United States take liberty for granted; many citizens don't realize the significance of liberty. Every individual interprets liberty differently. ... No one should be deprived of that liberty. ... He also has the liberty to travel to wherever he decides. ... There are no limits on what a person does with his/her life. ...

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There are many different aspects to consider when determining if this kind of restriction of one's liberty is ever completely justified. ... I will attempt to show that this is not a legitimate reason for governmental interference with the right of human liberty. ... In placing these restrictions on personal liberty, the government is in fact undermining exactly what this country was founded on. ... People were given the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. ... A slave loses all his liberty and gives it to his master when the contract is signed. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Such a system tends to oppress the exercise of freedom of thought and to inhibit social involvement, compromising liberty in the process. ... Liberty was definitely a political ideal that Tocqueville clung to – "I had conceived the idea of a moderate and orderly liberty, restrained by [religious] belief, mores, and the laws, it had become my lifelong passion" -, so his multiple uses of the concept should not surprise us. As Melvin Richter notices, there were three ways in which Tocqueville delineated liberty as a concept: " first, in terms of the benefits produced by the...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

Another strength that Ransom had, was he had experienced life outside of the west, he knew of the benefits of law, and the growth a town could experience through organization, and laws to govern. ... He had to learn a new way of life, and had to realize that he was in a land where quoting passages and so called "laws" from his law books where not going to do him much good, especially when confronted with men like Liberty Valance. ... Even Liberty Valance knew he was no match for Doniphon. ... This shows Tom's true Hero characteristics, the strength to give up his love of his life to allow...

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• Grade Level: High School

The statue of liberty can have many different definition to many different people. ... Those freedoms are that they are welcome to be free , freedom to study religion and have a new life in America. ... The seven points on liberty's head represents the 7 continents and seas. ... One example of Traditional democratic values is in (Document B) when Emma Lazarus said give me your tired, your poor your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, which means come the the U.S.A to have a better life and be free. ... America welcomes immigrants with a pleasure to let everyone start a new life. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

When Jackson came to be President, many of his ideas towards political democracy, individual liberty, and economic oppurtunity led some to believe that the Democrats were not the guardians of these principles. ... When he went to congress, he believed in individual liberty. ... Is this considered individual liberty? No, the Indians were growing acustom to the American way of life. ... But to do it in such a crude and mean fashion is no sign of individual liberty. ...

• Word Count: 1130
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School