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Many Americans have come to see our individual freedoms as the wellspring from which national freedom is born, and thus individual freedoms are the most important. Without national freedom, there is no individual freedom, and national freedom only lasts as long as we have political freedom. National freedom is the end result of the first two freedoms, because we who value our individual and political freedom will not allow our country to be destroyed by outside forces-or by those Americans who don't believe in the full triad of freedoms.

This article is written by a Congressman, Bob Goodlatte. He is describing his stance on personal freedoms and bullet points actions he has taken. The actions include surveillance, privacy, the right to bear arms, and healthcare to name a few.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

This explains a persons individual rights and personal freedoms and that the government cannot infringe upon them.

Everyone defines freedom differently. How freedom and independence governs your life varies based on individual situations. Site explores the difference between perceived freedom and limitation in society.

Everyone defines freedom differently. How freedom and independence governs your life varies based on individual situations. Site explores the difference between perceived freedom and limitation in society.

Discusses freedom of expression in its different forms and its protection under the First Amendment. Explains why freedom of expression is necessary in order to be a free nation. Although freedom of expression is legally protected, it is often tested and must be protected.

Discusses freedom of expression in its different forms and its protection under the First Amendment. Explains why freedom of expression is necessary in order to be a free nation. Although freedom of expression is legally protected, it is often tested and must be protected.

Do we have more freedoms or less in modern day America? This article proposes that there are different freedoms for different decades.

How smoking bans infringe on personal freedoms.

The author talks about the right of teaching in the field of higher education , with absolute freedom , that is, " the freedom to teach and without constriction by prescribed doctrine ."

The article that is given is very short article on religious freedom restoration act. Giving us example on how this Act helped in some cases dealing with religion.

Talks about other nations and how we as the U.S. nation are placed in 21st for our personal freedoms.

The article covers the ranking and study of the worst states for personal freedoms, and the issues that captivate these problems.

This website holds a research that was done to study the relationship of children and their creativity. The research explains that the declining creativity is due to children's restricted freedom.

Relating to Freedom of Speech this article explains Afghanistan's choice to ban a website that hosted a video they found to be anti-Islamic. Video creater believes his work was covered by his Freedom of Speech.

Highlighting this past election and presidential Romney's association with the LDS faith. History on religion and politics with an over view of previous presidential candidates and their religious associations.

What is personal freedom? Many people might think they know, but it can be complicated when having to chose an issue for a paper. This website is simple, short, and straight forward about personal freedom.

Examples of what freedom of speech includes and doesn't include. Also lists other freedoms on the side of the page like Freedom of Religion and Freedom of the Press.

The U.S. Supreme Court description of what constitutes protected speech. There are examples of speech, both direct and symbolic that the Court has decided are either entitled to First Amendment protections, or not. The site includes real life scenarios of cases where personal freedoms are affected.

This is a court based website where it goes into what Freedom of Speech means exactly. It provides specific details on what is allowed and not allowed when pertaining to the freedom of speech.

This article discusses the Freedom of Speech and the Freedom of Press. It explains why these freedoms were put in the Constitution and what rights they give the people of America. The article contains quotes from landmark court cases relating to the First Amendment.

This article covers the topic of the freedom of religion. It discusses the difference between what was once called the freedom of religion and what is now more commonly called the freedom of worship.

This article talks about what freedom of speech is. Also how this freedom could be a bad thing, how it could be offensive.

This article is about the freedom of religion. It talks about freedom of religion in the public square and in the public schools. Another issue it address is the history of religion in America.

The goal to work on freedom of religion and belief is to guarantee that all are free to follow and practice their faith, or no faith at all, without governmental influence or interference.

This webpage lists the freedoms of Americans. Under each freedom there is a short synopsis of what rights the freedom grants the people of America. It is a good resource for a list of the personal freedoms.

This website lists all the rights of American Citizens. It also gives background on the Bill of Rights and the Constitution.

This site is interesting because it list a variety of personal freedoms and gives a brief definition of each one.