Freedom From, and Freedom To: America’s Formulation

The United States claims to be all about freedom, but what exactly do we mean by that?

I’ve been thinking about the differences between freedom from and freedom to since my philosophy professor brought up the topic back in college. In this article, I want to apply it to the United States.

Briefly, freedom from is a negative formulation of freedom. To be free from constraints, free from impositions, free from anything. The emphasis is on moving away from anything that would limit one. Freedom to is the brighter…