What does the word freedom really mean to you?

Question: What does the word freedom really mean to you!?

and do you believe you are free!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Freedom!.
The ability to make my own decisions and act on them!.
The option to work or not to work
The chance to make my own choices over anything that affects my life in anyway shape or form; where I live, what I wear, what I eat, what I say!. How I interact / or not with others around me!.
There are always going to be areas in our life where society or government decide or make restrictions on some of our actions, unless of course we all take to the hills and live with the bears like Grizzly Adams (Oh what a fantastic life that would be)!. Now in all honesty I would love that, that is total freedom!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It means individual sovereignty protected under the principle of popular sovereignty for the purpose of providing "for the common Defence, [to] promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessing of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity!."

Liberty is not freedom!. Liberty is the result of freedom!. Liberty cannot survive without individual sovereignty!.
"Individual sovereignty was not a peculiar conceit of Thomas Jefferson: It was the common assumption of the day; "
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Today it is barely regarded, and many argue that only a government can have sovereignty!. Tell that to the Founders!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Freedom is not doing what you want, or saying what you wish!.!.!.that is simply what is known as freedom in our modern world!.!.!.but to me, true freedom is when there aint no hope!.!.!.when you have no hope left, you are not asking for anything and you have achieved everything you have wanted!. that is freedom! you are free, you have nothing to worry about, all chances are taken and all results are clear!

That is why freedom is never to be found!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Freedom is the ability to do what you want!.

I don't believe we are completely free, we will never be!.

There will always be laws!. You want to steal something!?

You can but you will be punnished!.

There are also other things that are physically impossible restricting us!.

You want to fly, soar through the air!?

You can't, it's just not possible!.

We are free to do some things, but there are also so many restrictions we don't think about!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Freedom is choice!. So long as i can pick either option i am free!. However- this is not simply a black and white divide- you are not either free or captive (for want of a better term)!. i am quite free- i could be more free- there are people who are less free than me and people who have even less freedom than them!.Www@QuestionHome@Com