In "Totally Free?" the writer talks about what freedom means to high school students and in a society, that is common perception of freedom among high school students, emphasizing that many view it as the ability to do whatever they want. It acknowledges the absolute nature of freedom but emphasizes the need for balance in a civil society, where individual freedoms must consider the rights of others for a better world. The potential consequences of absolute freedom, such as chaos, are highlighted.
The text also looks at the history of freedom, how early American leaders defined freedoms in the Bill of Rights, creating a line between individual rights and government power. President Franklin Roosevelt's identification of key human rights in 1941 is mentioned, stressing the importance of oversight and protection from government institutions.
The text concludes by noting the balance between individual freedom and the collective need to protect everyone's freedoms in a society, underscoring the importance of ensuring that one person's liberty doesn't infringe on another's happiness.
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