Freedom does not mean doing what you can get away with, doing what you please. It means, instead, having the opportunity to do what you ought to do--for family and for community and for humanity as a whole.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Freedom is defined as the ability to fulfill moral obligations to family and community.
- In plain terms
- Freedom means doing what you should, not just what you want.
- What can you take from it?
- Use freedom to serve your community and obligations.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What obligations define your freedom?
- How do you serve your community?
Another view
Some define freedom strictly as absence of restraint.
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