Class 11 Political Science Notes Chapter 2 Freedom

Freedom is a liberty to do whatever a person likes to do or a positive power of doing and enjoying the worth of work.
Freedom has the two aspects, i.e. positive and negative.
Positive freedom refers to those rights which do not reach any harm to others if enjoyed as well essential for an individual’s development.
Negative freedom implies the absence of any restraints on freedom.
Freedom can be classified as natural freedom, civil freedom, political freedom, economic freedom, religious freedom, individual freedom, etc.
Various safeguards have been provided for freedom, i.e. democratic setup, equal rights for all, economic security constitutional provisions, etc.
Freedom of expression require non-interference or should not be restricted because it is a fundamental value to be possessed by the people.
Though, a number of times, the demands have been raised to ban books, films, articles, journals, etc.
Banning is an easy solution for the short term to meet the immediate demand but it is very harmful for long term prospects of freedom in a society.
Because once one begins to ban, then one develops a habit of banning. Constraints of different kinds thus exist and we are subject to them in different situations.