Freedom
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Freedom, for people, means the state of being free; that is, not owned or controlled by anyone else. The best way to describe it is as the opposite of "slavery".
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[change] Special cases
This does not always mean that people act as they want. Because there are many things that may not let people do that, freedom is a very political, as well as philosophical, idea. Different philosophers have come up with different meanings of the word "freedom". For some, it means when a person's desires are able to be fulfilled.
[change] Freedom today
Today, freedom is felt by many to be something that all human beings have from birth, and a natural right. This means that one is free by the fact that they are a human being. As humans, everyone has dignity that must be respected.
[change] Types of freedom
Some of the main types of human freedom are: freedom to life, freedom of association, freedom of belief, freedom to express oneself, freedom to choose one's state in life. However, the civil constitutions of each country have different definitions of the freedoms allowed to the citizens. It has been argued that any law limits freedom, since it sets limits on what people may do.