In libertarian literature, when the two words are

ofmindthantheresultofphysicalcircumstances,thatitisnotso

individualautonomyexemplifiedbythenotionofchoice.Inthecrude

firstinstance,tobeabletochooseistobefree.Therefore,while

seemstoconnoteanegativesensealthough,asanaspiration,itis

usuallyregardedinapositivemanner.Theconceptoflibertysuggests

astateofphysicalexistencewhich,intermsofobservedbehaviour,

manydifferentlydefinedcircumstances.Inmoderntimes,inthestate

structuretheboundsoflibertyarecircumscribedbytheparticular

social,political,andlegalsystemunderwhichonelives.Foreven

impedimenthasbeenlegitimized,pacified,oreliminated.Liberty

seemstobeepitomizedbytheformofbehaviourwhichresultswhena

personwhohadpreviouslybeenhinderedbysomeforceissuddenlyable

tobehaveinamannerwhichisconducivetohisowndesiresand

intentions.If,throughthisintendedbehaviour,hisactionsare

freetotheextentthathemakesuseofhisownautonomy.If,onthe

otherhand,hechoosestosubmittonewauthoritieswhilestillbeing

inastateofliberty,hisfreedomisdiminishedtotheextentthathe

hasabrogatedhisownpowerofdecision-making.Asfarasthe

necessarilybad,foritcouldprovideapersonwithasenseofsecurity

andob1igationwhichhemightrequiretobehappy.Itwouldbea

thentherecouldbenopossibilityofchoiceandhencefreedom.