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This concern with the basic condition of freedom -- the absence of physical constraint -- is unquestionably necessary, but is not all that is necessary. It is perfectly possible for a man to be out of prison and yet not free -- to be under no physical constraint and yet to be a psychological captive, compelled to think, feel and act as the representatives of the national State, or of some private interest within the nation, want him to think, feel and act. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

#freedom

I hope you don’t mind, but I took the liberty of taking away your freedoms. –Uncle Sam
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— Jarod Kintz

#government #liberty #oppression #uncle-sam #freedom

Seek only light and freedom and do not immerse yourself too deeply in the worldly mire. ↗

— Vincent Van Gogh

#truth #freedom

Our civil rights have no dependence upon our religious opinions more than our opinions in physics or geometry. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#religious #rights #freedom

It is one of the great ironies of corporate control that the corporate state needs the abilities of intellectuals to maintain power, yet outside of this role it refuses to permit intellectuals to think or function independently. ↗

— Chris Hedges

#corporatism #freedom-of-thought #death

The history of free men is never written by chance but by choice - their choice. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

#freedom #freedom

Fashion sighs after trends. I want timeless elegance. Fashion has no time. I do. I say: Hello Lady, how can I help you? Fashion has no time to even ask such a question, because it is constantly concerned with finding out: What will come next? It is more about helping women to suffer less, to attain more freedom and independence. ↗

— Yohji Yamamoto

#freedom

So then you’re free?’ ‘Yes, I’m free,’ said Karl, and nothing seemed more worthless than his freedom. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#freedom

Then I will speak upon the ashes. ↗

— Sojourner Truth

#freedom #women-s-rights #freedom

All those trucks and barges that carry our goods to port are vital connections to the only force which can balance our trade deficit: export. We must keep doing what we do best if we are going to get America out of the red. ↗

— Jo Ann Emerson

#balance #best #carry #connections #deficit