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? Freedom: 1. The quality or state of being free a). the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action… 2. a). a political right… (Webster’s, 458.) This is Webster’s definition of the liberty we take advantage of daily. America ....

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.... expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it," (Phillips, 90). The Bill of Rights added other civil rights not granted in the original Constitution. Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition, the right to bear arms, and the rights of the accused are a few mentioned in the first ten amendments. The campaign for women’s suffrage was a clear example of the rights expressed by the first amendment. It was won primarily through continuous picketing and assembly by those determined to make a difference. The Constitution of the United States has withstood the test of time despite continual chall ....