Freedom: 'It is better to lose everything you have to keep the balance of justice level, than to live a life of petty privilege devoid of true freedom.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Justice and freedom require personal sacrifice.
- In plain terms
- Keep your principles even if you lose everything.
- What can you take from it?
- Protect your freedom and justice at all costs.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What would you sacrifice for justice?
- What is true freedom?
Another view
Survival sometimes requires compromise before principles.
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