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The concept of freedom has been understood differently in antiquity. Thus, in the classical Greek world, freedom belongs only to a few individuals. In Athens, only free citizens were considered truly free and not slaves and foreigners. Linguistic history of the word "freedom" demonstrates its origin in the society of slave owners. In such society only the master is free, slaves, women and children, over which he reigns are without freedom. Over time, every ideology claimed that defends and promotes freedom, which,...