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Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to neces

Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in his never wholly successful attempts to liberate himself from necessity. – Hannah Arendt

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The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire all acts are but different means chosen to arrive at it. – Hannah Arendt

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Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally arise. – Hannah Arendt

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Loyalty
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Power and violence are opposites where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but left to its own course it ends in powers disappearance. – Hannah Arendt

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power
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In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued – they may be essential to survival. – Noam Chomsky

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I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom. – Michael Bloomberg

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We all have the right of freedom of speech under the First Amendment. We all dont have to agree with one another on our opinions. Everyone in my circle, that I run around with, we all feel the same about God, country, integrity and character. – Luke Scott

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The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism. – Wole Soyinka

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Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay falsehood by haste and uncertainty. – Tacitus

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I think my attitude to human beings has changed since leaving prison. – Jeffrey Archer

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