In American speech, isn't the word "liberty" mainly the property of
> right-wingers?
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Haven't American leftists surrendered all the good rhetoric to the right? I certainly can't remember the last time I heard one of them say anything like:
"So hold onto your rifles, boys, don't give up the dream Of a republic for the working class: economic liberty."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cew_ZLgi3Cc
Aside from a few who draw on specific cultural/religious traditions (i.e. Cornell West: "Like King, we need to put on our cemetery clothes and be coffin-ready for the next great democratic battle"), most sound about as inspiring as an SEC filing.
-- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."