The truth is, all might be free if they valued freedom, and defended it as they ought.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Freedom depends on people valuing it enough to actively defend it.
- In plain terms
- You can only be free if you care about freedom and fight for it.
- What can you take from it?
- Freedom requires active defense by those who value it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you value freedom enough to defend it?
- What happens when people stop caring?
Another view
External oppression can defeat even the most valued freedom.
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