liberty

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The origins of American liberty lay deep in the Puritan soil of New England as the cultural memory of Plymouth and the English Civil War energized the 18th century’s revolutionary spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“We love liberty and love a lack of regulation,” said Greg Harrell, chair of the Hood County GOP, at a town hall earlier this year.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Northern Ireland Health Minister Mike Nesbitt had sought to change the code of practice on how people are deprived of their liberty if they lack the capacity to consent to care arrangements.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“A system in which a person’s right to liberty turns on financial resources compromises public safety and raises equal protection and due process concerns,” Associate Justice Joshua P. Groban wrote in his concurrence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

I flipped through my notebook to the lecture on negative and positive liberty.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover