![]() Give a wide berth to To allow latitude, leeway, or freedom to shun, to stay clear of to remain a discreet distance from. Its use is still largely limited to contexts implying wrongdoing, though such may range from mischievous misbehavior to criminal activity. The coast is clear Nothing stands in the way of one’s progress or activity there is little danger that anyone in authority will witness or interfere with one’s actions “Go ahead, nobody’s looking.” This expression was originally used by smugglers to indicate that no coast guard was in the vicinity to prevent their landing or embarking. The figuratively synonymous blank check refers literally to an executed check on which the amount is left unspecified to be filled in by its bearer or receiver. Pitt, who had carte blanche given him, named every one of them. There is no such thing as an achieved liberty like electricity, there can be no substantial storage and it must be generated as it is enjoyed, or the lights go out -Robert H.Perfect freedom is as necessary to the health and vigor of commerce, as it is to the health and vigor of citizenship -Patrick Henry.See Also: BELIEFS, CHANGE, CRITICISM, PEACE, SENSE Yet another twist on that much adopted and adapted charity comparison. Liberty, like charity, must begin at home -James Conant.A laissez-faire policy is like spoiling a child by saying he’ll turn out all right in the end.Independent as a hog on ice -American colloquialism, attributed to New EnglandĪccording to Irving Stone, author of The Passionate Journey, this simile was used to describe the father of his fictional biography’s hero, John Noble.Independence, like honor, is a rocky island without a beach -Napoleon Bonaparte.The way you play your hand represents free will -Norman Cousins The hand that is dealt you represents determinism. Free will and determinism are like a game of cards.If you are perfectly sure of yourself, you enjoy it and your friends tolerate it -Lynn White, Jr., Look, April 17, 1956 ![]() Several words have been changed from Dunne’s dialect: any was ‘nny,’ ‘for’ was ‘f’r.’ If you take any at all, you might as well take enough to make you happy for a while -Finley Peter Dunne Freedom and responsibility are like Siamese twins, they die if they are parted -Lillian Smith.Freed, like colored kites torn loose from their strings -Rainer Maria Rilke.Free as the grace of God and twice as plentiful -Anon. ![]()
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