TIL two concepts of liberty by Isaiah Berlin. From Wikipedia:
Berlin initially defined negative liberty as "freedom from", that is, the absence of constraints on the agent imposed by other people. He defined positive liberty both as "freedom to", that is, the ability (not just the opportunity) to pursue and achieve willed goals; and also as autonomy or self-rule, as opposed to dependence on others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Concepts_of_Liberty
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