Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than freedom to stagnate, to live without dreams, to have no greater aim than a second car and another television set.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Freedom is meaningless if it only allows stagnation and lacks higher purpose or ambition.
- In plain terms
- Freedom must include the ability to dream and aim higher than material goods.
- What can you take from it?
- Freedom needs purpose to be valuable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you do with your freedom?
- Is freedom enough without purpose?
Another view
Basic material security is often a prerequisite for higher pursuits.
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