Introduction

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It can be argued that one simple idea—the concept of freedom—has been the driving force of Western civilization and may be the most influential intellectual force the world has ever known. But what is freedom, exactly? Freedom is a concept so close to us we may never have considered it with the thoroughness it deserves. Freedom has a dramatic story to tell from its birth in ancient Greece to our own day. A story so spectacular the very hearing, speaking or reading of the word freedom evokes every possible human emotion.

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