- (n.) The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give law to himself. In this, according to Kant, consist the true nature and only possible proof of liberty.
- (n.) The power or right of self-government; self-government or political independence, of a city or a state.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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