political liberty
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The American Revolution, which initiated the revolutionary era, launched the foundation of the newly formed United States of America but established a paradoxical model of political liberty that coexisted with the institution of slavery.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Instead, Witherspoon argued that full knowledge of God’s truth was only possible under the reign of religious and political liberty.
From Washington Times • Jan. 4, 2022
And, more subtly perhaps, private wealth — both small fortunes and, yes, large ones — fosters political liberty by helping to create a buffer between the individual and the authorities.
From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2019
It also quotes a suffragist pointing out the inconsistency of using a female figure as the face of political liberty when women did not yet have the right to vote.
From New York Times • May 15, 2019
For if the Protestants desired political liberty, many of the Catholics wished for it too, as is proved by the writings of the time, and even by the fact that the League summoned the estates.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various
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