It is harder to preserve than to obtain liberty.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Keeping liberty safe is harder than winning it initially.
- In plain terms
- It is harder to keep liberty than to win it.
- What can you take from it?
- Protect freedom actively.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why is preservation harder?
- What threatens liberty most?
Another view
Some argue obtaining liberty is the harder task.
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