freedom

liberté

travel

enterprise

sex-love

liberty

justice

right

liberty

liberty

democracy

constitution

rights

liberty

free will

fighter

united

war

a right

liberty

independence

liberty

revolution

USA

actions

revolution

responsibility

responsibility

happiness

democracy

inalienable right

unbound

democracy

slavery

peace

hippies

blue

fight

early

choice

responsibility

responsibility

maturity

liberty

autonomy

release from a burden

 

freedom

oiseau

sortir

choix

contraintes réduites

bonheur

Front-national

Mandéla

rêve

indépendance

égalité

joie

statue

cosmopolite

utopie

voyage

politique

libérer

vivre

s'amuser

de pensée

d'autrui

vigilance

France

révolution

égalité

fraternité

révolution

baffouée

Algérie

France

expression

penser

powerful

misused

individual

pensée

Amnistie Internationale

anticonformisme

droit

libre arbitre

une idéal

le bonheur

utopie

Sartre

se balader

maison

combat

doute

droit

Europe

statue

paix

idéal

Discussion

----Many French students seem to view freedom as a state of mind and something that is hard to achieve or a great dream. I think that most Americans believe that freedom is a burden and not necessarily a good thing. Many Americans seem to think that it has already been achieved. What do you think after comparing the results?

----Someone mentioned that "La liberte semble etre davantage convoitee comme un bien personnel et ideal chez les francais contre une notion plus sociale chez les americains." Why is that so? The french have interesting responses like "oiseau, utopie, d'autrui, se balader". Is there are reason why the word freedom brings these images to you? Also a student mentioned Algeria. How does that relate to freedom? ------------

----I disagree about what Americans think of freedom. I think that freedom is definatly a good thing and deserves any effort necessary to maintain it. I forget who said it, but my thoughts can be summed up by the phrase "I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." ----