Freedom


{{wikt|freedom}}{{tocright}}Freedom is the state of not being imprisoned, enslaved, or otherwise constrained, or more specifically:

• Freedom of will, the ability of rational agents to exercise control over their actions, decisions, or choices
• Political freedom, the absence of interference with the sovereignty of an individual by the use of coercion or aggression
• Economic freedom, most commonly defined as the freedom to produce, trade and consume any goods and services acquired without the use of force, fraud or theft

Freedom may also refer to:

Art

• Chris Pape or "Freedom", graffiti artist
• Statue of Freedom, a statue on top of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, D.C.

Animation

• Freedom Project, a series of seven Original video animation with character and mecha designs by Katsuhiro Otomo
• ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam, a fictional weapon in the Gundam SEED and Destiny anime television series
• ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam, a similar fictional weapon

Books

• Freedom (Franzen novel), a novel (due in 2010) by Jonathan Franzen
• Freedom (Suarez novel), a novel by Daniel Suarez

Film and television

• Freedom (1982 film), a 1982 film directed by Scott Hicks
• Freedom (2001 film), a 2001 Argentine film
• Freedom (TV series), a short-lived television series in 2000

Music

• Freedom Records, a jazz label
• Freedom Williams, an American hip-hop and dance music performer
• Freedom (band), a psychedelic rock band

Albums

• Freedom (Andy Griggs album) (2002)
• Freedom (Santana album) (1987)
• Freedom (Yothu Yindi album) (1993)
• Freedom (Neil Young album) (1989)
• Freedom (Michael W. Smith album) (2000)
• Freedom (Akon album) (2008)
• Freedom (Mandisa album) (2009)
• Freedom (Sheena Easton album) (1997/2007)
• Freedom (Michael W. Smith album)
• Freedom (Montgomery Gentry album) (2010)

Songs

• "Freedom" (Erasure song)
• "Freedom" (Isley Brothers song)
• Freedom! '90 by George Michael, and covered by Robbie Williams
• "Freedom" (Rage Against the Machine song)
• "Freedom" (Jimi Hendrix song)
• "Freedom" (Wham! song)
• "Freedom" (Theme from Panther), sung by a chorus of 60+ African-American female R&B/hip-hop artists for the 1995 film
• "Freedom" (Paul McCartney song)
• "Freedom" (The Sons of Champlin song)
• "Freedom" (Solange song)
• "Think" (Aretha Franklin song), sometimes called "Freedom"

Computing

• Freedom (software), a computer program that disables networking for up to eight hours at a time
• Freedom!, an educational computer game on the history of slavery

Construction

• Freedom Ship, a concept for a floating city
• Space Station Freedom, the name of a NASA project which later became the International Space Station
• USS Freedom, three US Navy ships

Geography

• Freedom, California
• Freedom, Idaho and Wyoming
• Freedom, Indiana
• Freedom, Maine
• Freedom, Michigan
• Freedom, New Hampshire
• Freedom, New York
• Freedom, Oklahoma
• Freedom, Pennsylvania
• Freedom, Wisconsin

Law

• FREEDOM Act, a United States law

Mathematics

• Systolic freedom, a concept in mathematics

Press

• Freedom Communications, privately-held national media company headquartered in Irvine, California
• Freedom Magazine, Scientology publication
• Freedom (newspaper), British anarchist newspaper
• Freedom Press, British anarchist publishing company

Sports

• Florence Freedom, an independent minor league baseball team that plays in the Frontier League
• Washington Freedom, a women's professional soccer (football) team
• Valley Forge Freedom, an 'A'-level professional Ice Hockey Team in the MAHL

See also

• Liberty

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