HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! Keep the faith; hold on to the “American idea” of liberty for all.
lib·er·ty n
1. the freedom to think or act without being constrained by necessity or force
2. freedom from captivity or slavery
3. any of the political, social, and economic rights that belong to the citizens of a state or to all people (often used in the plural)
See also civil liberties
civ·il lib·er·ties npl
the basic rights guaranteed to individual citizens by law, for example, freedom of speech and action