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." ----