Political freedom is a value in itself, while economic freedom - open competition - brings greater prosperity to more people.

But I also know that the changes these freedoms would bring will change the balance of power between men and women in everyday life.

Slavery was abolished in 1834, but freedom brought few immediate changes for the blacks.

Nevertheless, freedom from war has brought big ambitions for tourism.

Granted, it was nice to be free of Joanna's smothering, but freedom brought loneliness.

We seek the advance of freedom and the peace that freedom brings.

She didn't have to be afraid of it any more, and that freedom brought clarity in its wake.

But greater freedom also brings greater risk, not only to the individual but to public funds.

The freedom of the long rest on a farm walk had brought Little David's weight up from four pounds to 4:03.

And what is this point - to which mostly unimpeded freedom has brought us?