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Free Country

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What does Free Country mean?

noun

  1. A country that protects the civil liberties of its citizens; a country whose government is not despotic.
  2. A sovereign or independent country.

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The arbitrary and vexatious powers with which the patrols are necessarily armed, would be intolerable in a free country.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
“I have a different opinion,” said the clever young woman, who had been brought up in a free country.
Leo, graf TolstoyThe forged coupon, and other storiesProject Gutenberg ebook #243
More book examples (3)
It’s not so easy for a man to tear himself from a free country such as this is, sir.
Charles DickensAmerican NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #675
He had heard people say that it was a free country—but what did that mean?
Upton SinclairThe JungleProject Gutenberg ebook #140
By this means habits are formed in the heart of a free country which may some day prove fatal to its liberties.
Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America — Volume 1Translated by Henry ReeveProject Gutenberg ebook #815