Authoritarian governments do not* allow individuals freedom of judgment.[:
A liberal position tries to protect an individuals civil liberties. Some civil liberties are freedom from slavery and freedom of religion.
An Autocratic Government is when there is one ruler, e.g. in Russia from the 1600's-1917 there was on tsar (emperor) who is all powerful over the country. There is no way for changing an autocratic rulers mind because they believe they are there on God's will. Below the ruler there would be a small contingency of a government and then the rest would have no power whatsoever. there would be no vote because political parties are illegal.
Lockes inalienable rights were life, liberty, and property.
Freedom of assembly is the right for individuals to gather and express ideas or pursue common interests. The notion of freedom of assembly is expressed in the First Amendment of the US Constitution.
Thomas Jefferson. He had much to say about tyrannical governments, banking, and corporations. ALL still very relevant to what we are experiencing today.
It is not true that authoritarian forms of government prioritize the freedom and rights of their citizens. Authoritarian governments are characterized by the concentration of power in a single leader or small group, limited political and civil liberties, and lack of political pluralism. These governments often suppress dissent, control the media, and strongly enforce obedience to the ruling authority.
In a totalitarian government, control and power over citizens are more extensive and intrusive compared to most authoritarian governments. Totalitarian regimes seek to dominate all aspects of society, including thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors, through extensive propaganda, surveillance, and repression. Authoritarian governments, on the other hand, may allow for some degree of individual freedom and autonomy, even though they still maintain significant control over political and social life.
strict, dictatorial people have no say or freedom in how, government rules, opposite of democracy.
Liberty
Authoritarianism and democracy are not fundamentally opposed to one another, it is thus definitely possible for democracies to possess strong authoritarian elements, for both feature a form of submission to authority.
Here are some antonyms of opposite: constraint, restraint, control and limit.
they wanted freedom
It means exercising control over the freedom, will, or thought of others. Synonyms are authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, or tyrannical.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau would agree with this idea. He believed that individuals were inherently good but were corrupted by society and institutions, such as governments, that placed restrictions on their freedom and corrupted their natural state of being.
freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom, freedom of religion.
Freedom of speech for individuals and lawmakers
Any powers not given to the federal government falls to the individual states. This deference to states' rights gives individuals more freedom because local state governments are considered easier to control than the federal government.