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Freedom is a general term, like liberty, independence, autonomy, and equality. In reality, freedom cannot be absolute; no one can be completely free. Your talents, family situation

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Freedom is a general term, like liberty, independence, autonomy, and equality. In reality, freedom cannot be absolute; no one can be completely free. Your talents, family situation, job, wealth, cultural norms, and laws against murder, for example, constrain and circumscribe your choices. And then there is the freedom of others, which necessarily limits yours.

Broadly speaking, your rights, whatever they may be, define the limits to your freedom. In the Western tradition of freedom, these are your civil and political rights, including your freedom of speech, religion, and association. Some philosophers see these not only as morally justified rights in themselves, but also as the means for fulfilling other possible rights, like happiness.

The international justification for your freedom is by reference to human rights, those due to you as a human being and object of international conventions. The most basic of all these rights are those defining what governments cannot do to you. In effect, these human rights define what many mean by democratic freedom. Your freedom of thought, expression, religion, association, is basic, as are the secret ballot, periodic elections, and the right to representation. In short, these rights say that you have a right to be free. This is universal: we all have internationally defined and protected human rights.

Rudolph Joseph Rummel. Why should you be free?.Internet: <www.hawaii.edu> (adapted).

Judge the following item concerning the ideas and linguistic features of the previous text.

The expression “Broadly speaking” indicates that what follows is a general take on the subject, without considering exceptions or specificities.
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Comentário: A expressão “Broadly speaking” realmente indica uma abordagem geral sobre o tema, sugerindo que o que se segue será uma visão mais ampla, sem entrar em detalhes ou exceções específicas. Essa expressão prepara o leitor para considerar uma análise que não se limita a casos particulares, mas que busca entender o conceito de liberdade de forma mais abrangente, o que é coerente com a ideia de que os direitos e liberdades têm limites e contextos variados.

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