This is, above all, the age of liberty.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker declares that the current era is defined by the pursuit and expansion of liberty.
- In plain terms
- This is a time focused on freedom.
- What can you take from it?
- Identify the core value that defines your current era.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines the spirit of our times?
- Is liberty being expanded or contracted?
Another view
It offers no definition of what liberty means in practice.
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