Unrelated, but: > Negative freedom is freedom from constraint, that is, permission to do things; Positive freedom is empowerment, that is, ability to do things

Unrelated, but: > Negative freedom is freedom from constraint, that is, permission to do things; Positive freedom is empowerment, that is, ability to do things... Cited Angus Sibley, but the idea originates, I believe, from Erich Fromm.