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  2. Freedom of the press in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is an overall measure of freedom available to the press, including a range of factors including government censorship, control over journalistic access, and whistleblower protections. The U.S.'s ranking fell from 20th in 2010 to 49th in 2015, before recovering to 41st in 2016. Freedom House, a U.S.-based watchdog organization, ranked the ...

  3. Freedom for the Thought That We Hate - Wikipedia

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    342.7308/53. LC Class. KF4770.L49. Freedom for the Thought That We Hate: A Biography of the First Amendment is a 2007 non-fiction book by journalist Anthony Lewis about freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of thought, and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The book starts by quoting the First Amendment, which ...

  4. Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness - Wikipedia

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    Office of War Information war poster (1941–1945). " Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness " is a well-known phrase from the United States Declaration of Independence. [1] The phrase gives three examples of the unalienable rights which the Declaration says have been given to all humans by their Creator, and which governments are created ...

  5. Freedom of Speech (painting) - Wikipedia

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    Freedom of Speech was the first of a series of four oil paintings, entitled Four Freedoms, by Norman Rockwell. The works were inspired by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a State of the Union Address, known as Four Freedoms, delivered to the 77th United States Congress on January 6, 1941. [4] Of the Four Freedoms, the only two ...

  6. Emancipation Proclamation - Wikipedia

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    The Emancipation Proclamation, officially Proclamation 95, [2] [3] was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War.

  7. Economic freedom - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Economic freedom, or economic liberty, refers to the agency of people to make economic decisions. This is a term used in economic and policy debates as well as in the philosophy of economics. [1] [2] One approach to economic freedom comes from the liberal tradition emphasizing free markets, free trade, and private property.

  8. Civil and political rights - Wikipedia

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    Liberalism. Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals ' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life of society and the state .

  9. Articles of Confederation - Wikipedia

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    The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 states of the United States, formerly the Thirteen Colonies, that served as the nation's first frame of government. It was debated by the Second Continental Congress at Independence Hall in Philadelphia between July 1776 and November 1777, and finalized by the ...