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Compiled by We Agree More from published national survey research. Every figure on this page links to its primary source; the full bibliography is in the source library.
“Liberty is the breath of life to nations.”
Personal liberty is a bedrock American value — cherished left, right, and center.
Freedom — the ability to speak your mind, worship as you choose, build your own life — is embraced by overwhelming majorities across political, racial, and geographic lines. It is perhaps the most unifying thread in the American story.
92% of Americans consider freedom of speech essential to their own sense of freedom.
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