In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
LIBERTARIANISM
libertarianism
(noun) an ideological belief in freedom of thought, speech and action
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
libertarianism (countable and uncountable, plural libertarianisms)
(philosophy, politics, economics) A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives, and should be free to do whatever they wish with their persons or property, provided they allow others that same liberty.
(philosophy) The doctrine of free will, as opposed to necessitarianism.
Source: Wiktionary
Lib`er*ta"ri*an*ism, n.
Definition: Libertarian principles or doctrines.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AWRY
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
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