freedom from

A person's right to not have something happen to them.

Regulation designed to limit what is legal on the basis of freeing people from slavery

Etymology:
A term coined by Peter Glasser, because this and freedom to would not carry as much baggage as the proper political science terms.

Prohibition was justified as freedom from alcohol

Freedom From Religion Foundation

An American freethought organization based in Madison, Wisconsin. Its purposes, as stated in its bylaws, are to promote the separation of church and state and to educate the public on matters relating to atheism, agnosticism and nontheism.

Freedom From Religion Foundation pointed out to the ignorant politician the Treaty of Tripoli as proof of the separation of church and state.

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