What is the difference between liberty and freedom?

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What is the difference between liberty and freedom?

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They are generally synonymous in common usage, but more precisely freedom is the lack of requirement to do something, while liberty is the ability to do something.

So for example you might have the freedom to cross state borders without being searched, and you might have the liberty to speak your mind about the government.

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