QUOTES THAT MATTER
- The only freedom worth possessing is that which
gives enlargement to a people’s energy, intellect, and virtues. The savage
makes his boast of freedom. But what is its worth? He is indeed, free from what he calls the
yoke of civil institutions. But other and worse chains bind him, The very
privation of civil government is in effect a chair; for, by
withholding protection from property it virtually shackles the arm
of industry, and forbids exertion for the melioration of his lot.
Progress, the growth of
intelligence and power, is the end and boon of liberty; and without this,
a people may have the name, but want the substance and spirit of
freedom.----American clergy, William Ellery Channing (1780-1848).
- The only freedom which deserves the name is that
of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to
deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. ----English economist John Stuart Mill (1806-1872).
- A useful definition of liberty is obtained only
by seeking the principle of liberty in the main business of human life,
that is to say, in the process by which men educate their response and
learn to control their environment. -----American
author and editor Walter Lippman
(1889-1974).
- Freedom requires action, responsibility, and
respect for others.----Indian lawyer and anti-colonial nationalist Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948).
- Man is born free, and everywhere he is chains.
-----Genevan philosopher and writer Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778).
- The English poet John Milton (1608-1674) defined freedom as the power of human
reason to choose good over evil.
- The character Satan in John Milton’s book Paradise Lost, Book II, said : “Better to reign in hell than
serve in heaven”.
- True freedom demands incessant hard work and the
service of suffering millions. -----Former Indian Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) in
his Tryst with Destiny Speech on August 14, 1947.
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G.R.Kanwal
14 August 2026
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