"possess freedom" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to have or own freedom. Example: In a democratic society, all citizens possess freedom of speech and expression, allowing them to voice their opinions without fear of censorship.
If he who is free merely possessed freedom, then this freedom would be something external to him, and he would never be freedom itself.
Why, when most of us now possess greater freedom than almost any preceding generation has enjoyed – freedom from tyranny, freedom from slavery, freedom from hunger – do we act as if we don't?
Why, when most of us now possess greater freedom than almost any preceding generation has enjoyed – freedom from tyranny, freedom from slavery, freedom from hunger – do we act as if we don't?
Gods even possess the freedom to quit being one, as Hirohito did after the war.
But, like Cain, we also appear to hate them for something we perceive them to possess: the freedom, perhaps, which the prophets craved.
WigWag gets it just as wrong when he or she declares that "universities don't possess academic freedom and never have".
For if I possess libertarian freedom, then whether I decide to go to the concert tonight is neither under God's direct control nor controlled by natural causes.
It is worth noting, too, that the present view makes it possible to explain what, on the standard free will defense, can only be a mystery — namely, that although all of us possess libertarian freedom, and so have the option of serving God, still all humans sin.
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We should use the relative freedom we possess, like the freedom of speech, to vocalise our struggle and support other people less fortunate.
