In a time of transition when people were beginning to question the purpose of government, fifty-five men representing thirteen victorious colonies of the new world met in Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania. They gathered here to discuss and develop a government never before known to the world. This revolutionary idea of ​​government would forever change the way the world viewed power and freedom, but to produce such a government, the fifty-five delegates would first have to answer a few questions. A major theme that emerged throughout the previous revolution was the importance of freedom. Supporters of the revolution had repeatedly emphasized that all men were entitled to certain freedoms, but the questions left unanswered during this session of the Constitutional Convention were: "What exactly were these freedoms?" » and “How can we form a government that can coexist with these freedoms?” » According to Mr. Webster, the current definition of freedom is “the quality or state of being free; the power to do what we want. Today, the concept of a government designed to protect liberty seems natural, but during the time of the Constitutional Convention, this foreign concept came with many complications. One example of a problem the delegates faced was the fact that giving people freedom allowed them to make good and bad choices. Because it is human nature to compete for power, it was necessary to create a system that would limit the power of the government and guarantee it to the people. This would protect popular freedoms without fear of government interference. Although it was agreed that the government should protect popular freedoms, it was still not clear middle of paper......good and bad choices. These fifty-five delegates to the Constitutional Convention didn't have all the answers, but they understood the importance of equal opportunity and created something that they hoped would last less than fifty years but still thrives today. today. against same-sex couples - Iowa State Daily: News." Iowa State Daily: We Deliver. You Discover. Internet. March 4, 2011. .Kramnick, Isaac and Theodore J. Lowi. American Political Thought: A Norton Anthology. New York: WW Norton, 2009. Print. “Liberty – Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary” Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online.. 2011. .