Essays on Liberty

The embodiment of liberty is the main feature it invokes, the symbol of libertas from which the Statue derives its name is the icon of America that liberty island enlightens the world. Emancipating the American is the Roman goddess; Lady liberty represents her cherished form;…

Every other day we find residents protesting that their rights were infringed upon. They make newspaper headlines the next day. Rightfully so. There are concerns about rights abuse across the various war zones in the Middle East and Africa. While most of these incidents are…

In his speech at the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin said, “Sir, I can not help expressing a wish that every member of the Convention who may still have objections to it, would with me, on this occasion doubt a little of his own infallibility, and…

Many people use civil liberties and civil rights interchangeably, but often do not know the difference. There are several reasons as to why this is, mostly because they both have to do with equality. Although both ideas are similar, they are not the same subject…

The definition of an ideal life may vary greatly for different people. Several political and moral philosophies have been proposed which aim to address this age-old topic by exploring our role in society. This essay discusses the role of individuals in society by referring to…

“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves”. Henry Thereau wrote this statement in his essay “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience” that corresponds to his book “Walden”. The disobedience he refers to in this quote is civil disobedience that he…

Dated as far back as Ancient Greece, society has long debated whether freedom of speech should be in the hands of the people. In this regard, difficult and controversial questions need to be asked to uphold the public interest rather than the interest of just…

One of the most challenging dilemmas for humankind to overcome is the concept of liberty. The boundaries as to the extent of a given person’s thoughts, expressions and actions before being halted has been debated for millennia. When it comes to viewpoints and actions, how…

Misogyny is not a common practice, mostly if not wholly, in this region of the sphere. Being a Muslim, primarily the locale corroborates phylogeny in the form of mother, daughter, sister, wife and so on. In our homeland the dame is in majority by 51%…

How much freedom can a person in a society have? How much freedom is too much? When can society step in and intervene with a person’s freedom? John Stuart Mill attempts to answer these questions and more in his book, On Liberty. This essay will…