Quotes About Freedom

The ultimate freedom lies in not having to explain why you did something.

BaÅŸar? olsun ya da olmas?n aya??n?z yere bast???nda, insanlar?n düÅŸünceleri kar??s?nda kendinizi daha kay?ts?z ve dayan?kl?, daha özgür, daha gerçek hissedersiniz.

He did not even bother to have a desk, let alone an office.

that in the midst of murders and civil wars, our republic became stronger [and] its citizens infused with virtues.… A little bit of agitation gives resources to souls and what makes the species prosper isn't peace, but freedom.

Compromising is condoning. The only modern dictum I follow is one by George Santayana: A man is morally free when Ã¢â'¬Â¦ he judges the world, and judges other men, with uncompromising sincerity.

I then completely gave up reading newspapers and watching television, which freed up a considerable amount of time

I have always hated employment and the associated dependence on someone else's arbitrary opinion, particularly when much of what's done inside large corporations violates my sense of ethics.

The freer Nero's time, the more compelled he felt to compensate for lost time in filling gaps in his natural interests

Missing a train is only painful if you run after it! Likewise, not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that's what you are seeking. You stand above the rat race and the pecking order, not outside of it, if you do so by choice.

The difference between technology and slavery is that slaves are fully aware that they are not free.

With a little bit of luck a computer virus will wipe out all records and free people from their past mistakes.

he had already been financially independent

Modernity has replaced ethics with legalese, and the law can be gamed with a good lawyer. So I will expose the transfer of fragility, or rather the theft of antifragility, by people "arbitraging" the system. These people will be named by name. Poets and painters are free, liberi poetae et pictores, and there are severe moral imperatives that come with such freedom. First ethical rule: If you see fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud.

Compromising is condoning. The only modern dictum I follow is one by George Santayana: A man is morally free when … he judges the world, and judges other men, with uncompromising sincerity. This is not just an aim but an obligation.

Someone with optionality—the right to pick and choose his story—is only reporting on what suits his purpose.

Much progress comes from the young because of their relative freedom from the system and courage to take action that older people lose as they become trapped in life.

A man is morally free when Ã¢â'¬Â¦ he judges the world, and judges other men, with uncompromising sincerity.

that slavery is more widespread than anticipated

At the limit, you can decide whether to be (relatively) poor, but free of your time, or rich but as dependent as a slave.

Today's materials allow us to avoid such constraint.

They were financially free, and secure, not because of their means but because of their lack of wants.

Even more: dependence on circumstances—rather, the emotions that arise from circumstances—induces a form of slavery.

Never buy when you can rent the three Fs

He can work any hours he likes, travel at a whim, and engage in all manner of personal pursuits.