#freedom

I am certain, however, that nothing has done so much to destroy the juridical safeguards of individual freedom as the striving after this mirage of social justice. ↗

— Friedrich A. von Hayek

#freedom

The freedom of birds is an insult to me. ↗

— Cormac McCarthy

#freedom #insult #freedom

There is so much freedom in not having to choose. ↗

— Megan Hart

#freedom #freedom

Free your mind from routine, keep your brain somewhere else ↗

— Benny Bellamacina

#humor #humour #philosophy #wisdom #freedom

I realize that what happened in Bosnia could happen anywhere in the world, particularly in places that are diverse and have a history of conflict. It only takes bad leadership for a country to go up in flames, for people of different ethnicity, color, or religion to kill each other as if they had nothing in common whatsoever. Having a democratic constitution, laws that secure human rights, police that maintain order, a judicial system, and freedom of speech don't ultimately guarantee long lasting peace. If greedy or bloodthirsty leaders come to power, it can all go down. It happened to us. It can happen to you. ↗

— Savo Heleta

#bosnia-and-herzegovina #bosnian-war #democracy #government #history

...free will does not mean one will, but many wills conflicting in one man. Freedom cannot be conceived simply. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

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Limitation of one's freedom might seem to be something negative and unpleasant, but love makes it a positive, joyful and creative thing. Freedom exists for the sake of love. ↗

— John Paul II

#life #love #p #freedom

We have to laugh. Because laughter, we already know, is the first evidence of freedom. ↗

— Rosario Castellanos

#evidence #freedom #laugh #laughter #rosario

Our names were made for us in another century. ↗

— Richard Brautigan

#freedom #names #time #freedom

I found myself grinning until my cheeks hurt, my scalp prickling till I thought it might lift off my head. My tongue ran away from me, giddy with freedom. This, and this, and this, I said to him. I did not have to fear that I spoke too much. I did not have to worry that I was too slender, or too slow. This and this and this! I taught him how to skip stones, and he taught me how to carve wood. I could feel every nerve in my body, every brush of air against my skin. ↗

— Madeline Miller

#madeline-miller #the-song-of-achilles #freedom