If we wish to free ourselves from enslavement, we must choose freedom and the responsibility this entails.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True freedom requires actively choosing it and accepting the responsibilities that come with that choice.
- In plain terms
- To be free, you must choose freedom and take responsibility for it.
- What can you take from it?
- Freedom is a choice that comes with responsibility.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What responsibilities do you accept when you choose freedom?
- Is freedom always a choice?
Another view
It overlooks systemic barriers that can prevent people from choosing freedom.
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