On the Distinction between Freedom and Liberty
Birthday of Frederick Douglass English enjoys an abundance of language for many things, largely the result of our inheritance from both Latin and Germanic languages. Thus, we can speak of both justice and righteousness. Sometimes proponents exhort us to use words from one source or the other – see for example George Orwell “Politics and the English Language” (1946). I prefer to relish the diversity and depth of English. What a joy that we can choose between melancholy and ennui…