Nowadays, a series of widespread public resistance towards governments in the Middle East and North Africa, often referred to as the Arab Spring, has clearly emerged as one of the most significant issues in world politics. The whole world watched as countries in the Middle East and North Africa conducted protests and demonstrations, depending on the country, to achieve reforms or to depose their leader. Civilians, along with social media, have resorted to strikes, demonstrations, marches and rallies to persuade government officials. The long-term political, social and economic ramifications of these revolutions and the intended and unintended consequences remain to be seen as countries across the region seek democratic reforms. In the case of Libya, where the uprising was successful, the protesters were able to dethrone their political leader, Muammar Gaddafi, and eliminate the existing authoritarian system. And in this case, the authority was left to the militants to administer the society (Libya: Year after uprising, militants in control, 2012). This raises an interesting question for the Libyan people about what kind of society they want to build in place of the one they overthrew, and at what pace. This article will focus on the Arab Spring movement, more specifically on Libya, and to what extent Libyan society should protect individual rights to freedom of expression and action, especially given the current political situation. To this end, a brief discussion will be made on the Libyan revolt put forward by Thomas Hobbes and Polybius and on the concept of freedom of expression and action from the perspective of Aristotle and Cicero. Even before, there was prolonged opposition to Gaddafi in the c...... half of the document......al-constitutional-paperLibya: year after the uprising, the militants in control. (2012, February 18). Retrieved March 20, 2012, from http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/17/MNP01N9 406. DTLNoueihed, Lin. (2011). The Tunisian vegetable seller is a symbol of resistance. Reuters. Retrieved March 20, 2012, from http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/17/us-tunisia-protests-brother-idUSTRE70G5B620110117Padode, Priyanka. (2011, September 21). Moammar Gaddafi's graffiti in Libya is an expression of newfound freedom. Retrieved March 23, 2012, from http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-09-21/news/30206140_1_moammar-khadafy-libyan-people-graffitiPolybius. Political Cycle.Scuderie, George. (2011). Supporting the Arab Spring: Democracy Assistance in the Middle East and North Africa. Retrieved March 21, 2012, from ht9iotp://www.cedadebate.org/forum/index.php?topic=2380.0