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Liberty is a social policy tree in Civilization V. It is available at the start of the Ancient Era.
Game Info[]
Liberty is best for civilizations which desire rapid expansion.
Adopting Liberty will provide 1 
Culture in every city. Unlocks building the Pyramids (
only).
Adopting all policies in the Liberty tree will grant a free Great Person of your choice near the 
Capital.
| Policy | Effect | Requirement |
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 Collective Rule
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Speeds the training of Settlers by 50% in the Capital and a free Settler appears near the Capital.
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Adopting Liberty (Vanilla) Republic (  and )
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 Republic
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+1  Production in every City and +5% Production in cities when constructing Buildings.
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Collective Rule (Vanilla) Adopting Liberty ( and )
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 Citizenship
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Tile improvement construction rate increased by 25% and a Worker appears near the Capital.
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Adopting Liberty |
 Meritocracy
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+1  Happiness for each City you own  connected to the Capital and -5%  Unhappiness from  Citizens in non-occupied Cities.
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Citizenship |
 Representation
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Each city you found will increase the Culture cost of policies by 33% less than normal. Also starts a  Golden Age (if one is already in progress, it is extended).
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Citizenship |
Strategy[]
Liberty is best used for wide empires, as the bonuses effect (or accumulate) with every new city founded. Apart from flat extra resources per city and early civilian unit bonuses, Meritocracy enables expansion against the high Unhappiness penalty (of 1.8-3 Unhappiness per city, depending on map size), reducing it by 33-56%. Upon completion, the free Great Person is best used for the more expensive Great Engineers and Scientists to build the Production- or 
Science-boosting improvements, likely at the site of the relevant National Wonder.
Civilopedia entry[]
As a policy, liberty can be defined as the basic assumption that a nation's citizens deserve to be free. Free from physical restraint, and free from despotic control. Serfs, slaves, and hereditary servants do not enjoy liberty, nor do citizens who are forced to live within a certain village or gulag or ghetto.
Related achievements[]
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With Liberty and Justice for All
Fully Explore the Liberty Policy Track.
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