Where Would We Be Without Freedom? Freedom: 1. The quality or state of being free a). the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action… 2. a). a political right… (Webster’s, 458.) This is Webster’s definition of the liberty we take advantage of daily. American citizens live in "the land of the free;" still, to most, freedom is something important only if it is being denied. Where would we be without freedom? The United States’ Constitution grants American citizens certain rights that are matched by few other countries. The Constitution of the United States