Indivisible Freedom

"Knights, the gift of freedom is yours by right. But the home we seek is not in some distant land. It's in us, and in our actions on this day! If this be our destiny, then so be it. But let history remember, that as free men, we chose to make it so!"
--Arthur Castus (King Arthur)

Freedom is often broken into several categories--economic, civil. etc. Separating a whole into parts can be a useful method of study. However, the danger is that the mind begins viewing pieces as holistic entities themselves. If they are presumed to stand alone, then various freedoms, the mind may posit, can be prioritized as to their importance.

As a result, we hear some people say "I'm socially liberal but fiscally conservative." Partisan groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union or the Center for Economic Freedom advocate certain dimensions of freedom.

All too often, a consequence of this approach is loss of freedom. When fighting to keep more of one dimension of freedom, people think they must give up some other freedom. But no compromise is necessary, as liberty in its entirety is 100% inalienable by right.

People act to achieve ends. Human actors believe that those ends will help them flourish. Those ends may be material or non-material (e.g., spiritual) in nature. In the end, however, the nature of those ends does not matter. What matters is that people seek to improve on their current position through action.

The ability to pursue any action or end necessary to further self-interest, whether those interests are materialistic or idealistic, as long as they do not forcefully interfere in the interests of others, is what defines freedom.

Liberty has no partial derivative.