L 27 Origins: Liberty comes from the Latin word libertas, meaning "free." In Literature: • "There is greater magic in the word liberty than in all other words combined!" -- C. A. Windle, Word Pictures (1919) • "[I]n order that liberty be a magic word some liberty must be inviolable, must belong to a part of us that is also inviolable." -- Ramananda Chatterjee, The Modern Review (1907) • "The magic word liberty had not lost its power to stir to its depths the heart of this officer, and consequently produced upon him the exact effect they desired, by awaking enthusiastic memories of his youth, and a joy to which he had long been a stranger." -- Constant, Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Vol. 11 (1895) Lirum Larum (see diggi daggi, shurry murry, horum harum, lirum larum, rowdy mowdy, giri gari, posito, besti basti, saron froh, fatto matto, quid pro quo) Origins: Lirum larum is of Germanic origin. In Literature: • Mozart, Bastien und Bastienne (1768) Lisan-al-gaib Shai-hulud Muad'dib Kwisatz Haderach Facts: This magic incantation is featured in The Intercontinental Union of Disgusting Characters by Roger M. Wilcox (1986). All of the words reference the science fiction novel Dune by Frank Herbert. Wilcox explains: "Lisanal- Gaib, Muad'dib, and Kwisatz Haderach are all phrases used to describe [the character] Paul Atriedes. Shai-hulud is the name the Fremen use to deify the sandworms." Lit Flitt Latt Flight Facts: This is a magic phrase for materializing a small glowing moon in Oral Storytelling and Teaching Mathematics by Michael Schiro (2004).