Quote of Nikolai Berdyaev - Freedom has been wholly interpreted as...

Biography - Nikolai Berdyaev:

Russian political and Christian religious philosopher.
Born: 1874 - Died: 1948
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Ukraine
Ukraine

Freedom has been wholly interpreted as a right, as a thing which people are entitled to claim, whereas what it really is above all is an obligation and a duty.

Nikolai Berdyaev

Translation

(French, German)

La liberté a toujours été comprise comme un droit, comme une chose que l’on peut revendiquer, alors qu'elle est avant tout un devoir.

Nicolas Berdiaev

Freiheit wurde ausschließlich als Recht und Anspruch der Menschen verstanden, während sie vor allem Verpflichtung ist.

Nikolai Alexandrowitsch Berdjajew

Albert Camus

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Faust: A Tragedy

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

George Bernard Shaw - Man and Superman

I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended.

Nelson Mandela - Long Walk to Freedom

Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Quotes about freedom:

One is not born, but rather becomes, free.

André Comte-Sponville - Présentations de la philosophie /

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There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.

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Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.

Hannah Arendt /

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.

Soren Kierkegaard /

Article I – Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions can be founded only on the common good.

- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 /

Article IV – Liberty consists of doing anything which does not harm others: thus, the exercise of the natural rights of each man has only those borders which assure other members of the society the enjoyment of these same rights. These borders can be determined only by the law.

- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 /

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I know of only one duty, and that is to love.

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Love is a better teacher than duty.

Albert Einstein /

There is only one science to teach to children. It is that of man's duties.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Emile, or On Education /

Among the special duties to others, the first is Truthfulness in speech and action.

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel /

It is much easier to obey your superior than to command yourself; and when you can do whatever you want, it's not easy to want only what you have to.

Louis XIV /

Health is the primary duty of life.

Oscar Wilde - The Importance of Being Earnest /

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