Liberation is often described in political or military terms: the overthrow of foreign domination, the casting off of chains, or the emancipation of a people from tyranny. But liberation is also an interior concept. It is not merely the absence of physical constraint but the removal of leverage—when no other person or institution can unduly shape one’s decisions, coerce one’s conduct, or colonise one’s imagination. To be liberated is to be able to live with dignity, according to one’s conscience