barrier to that activity. In general, freedom is being able to do what you want to do, with no barrier that keeps you from doing it. The barrier may be chains or a locked door. It may be a physical disability. It may also be a law, moral or civil. If there is a civil law and we seek to get it changed, we are seeking political freedom. If there is a moral law and we seek to violate it, we are seeking a kind of freedom that is best unsought. So far, I have described freedom in a common-sense way. But