Liberty means that a man is recognized as free and treated as free by… — Mikhail Bakunin Quote #44

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What does it mean?: Freedom is defined by how others recognize and treat an individual in their social context.
In plain terms: You are free only if those around you treat you as free.
What can you take from it?: Freedom is socially recognized and treated.

Internal freedom can exist even if others do not recognize it.

Liberty without socialism is privilege, injustice; socialism without liberty is slavery and brutality.
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