"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity."

a.. Liberty from oppressive government intervention in the daily lives of its citizens, from illicit searches and seizures, from enforced religious values, from intimidation and arrest for dissenters; and liberty to cast a vote in a system in which the majority ruled but the minority retained certain inalienable rights.

a.. Equality, in the sense of civic equality, egalitarianism, the notion that while people differ, they all should stand equal in the eyes of the law.

a.. Fraternity, in the sense of the brotherhood of mankind. That all women and men, the old and the young, the infirm and the healthy, the rich and the poor, share a spark of humanity that must be cherished on a level above that of the law, and that binds us all together in a manner that continuously re-affirms and celebrates life.

-- Cherri (jessam5@home.com), January 03, 2002

Answers

This is very good, Cherri. This is what those words should mean, but oft-times they get perverted.

-- Peter Errington (petere7@starpower.net), January 03, 2002.

Liberty from beneficent government intervention in the daily lives of its citizens, from well-intentioned policies and programs, from enforced politically correct values, from assistance and dependency for the "disenfranchised"; and responsibility to cast a vote in a system in which the majority ruled but the minority retained certain inalienable rights.

Equality, in the sense of civic equality, egalitarianism, the notion that while people differ, they all should stand equal in the eyes of the law, but that economic or social homogeniety be not enforced by government

Fraternity, in the sense that each individual is free to celebrate the brotherhood of mankind without threat of punishment by the beneficent State. That all women and men, the old and the young, the infirm and the healthy, the rich and the poor, share a spark of humanity that may be cherished, but not on a level above that of the law.

-- Ken Decker (kcdecker@att.net), January 03, 2002.