College officials stood firm, insisting that freedom begins not in suppressing unpopular ideas but in holding all ideas up to the light.

"Democracy and freedom did not begin in Utah," Kukushkin said with a sarcastic laugh.

"If this is where freedom and independence begin," he said, "then excuse me, where are we going?"

"Boston is the place where America's freedom began, and it's where I want the journey to the Democratic nomination to be completed," he said.

One look at the child reminded her that her freedom of action began and ended at the bedside.

Vargas Llosa shows that freedom begins in the soul; it can't be won with bullets.

That freedom of ideas really began with the Beats and Berkeley in the late '50s and spread like wildfire.

True freedom had begun here and it would spread eventually over all the earth.

It's worth remembering that religious freedom began not as a right but as a compromise.

He stepped into the shoes and with the added responsibility and freedom began a series of dominant displays as memorable as they were devastating.