Locke says, "the idea of liberty is the idea of a power in any agent to do or forbear any particular action, according to the determination or thought of the mind, whereby either of them is preferred to the other."

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This is a quote directly from Locke's "Second Treatise of Government", where he discusses his concept of individual liberty as the ability to act or refrain from acting according to one's own thoughts and preferences.

Locke Says, "The Idea of Liberty Is the Idea of a Power