Are Liberty and Order at Odds? In the dictionary �liberty� is defined as �the right to act or believe as one chooses.� In that same dictionary �order� is described as �a condition in which freedom from disorder is maintained through established authority.�(Encarta Encylopedia, 1998) When these two definitions are compared and an incident occurs like the attack on demonstrators by police in New York City's Central Park the question �Are liberty and order at odds?� is answered simply by yes. There is entirely too much order in the United States of America than promised the citizens by the United States