"Necessity may not be the opposite of..." - Quote by C S Lewis
Necessity may not be the opposite of freedom, and perhaps a man is most free when, instead of producing motives, he could only say, "I am what I do.
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“..(T)here are two opposite reasons for being a democrat. You may think all men so good that they deserve a share in the government of the commonwealth, and so wise that the commonwealth needs their advice. That is, in my opinion, the false, romantic doctrine of democracy. On the other hand, you may believe fallen men to be so wicked that not one of them can be trusted with any irresponsible power over his fellows.”
“Love is unselfishly choosing for another's highest good.”
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung.”
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“Youths of the Pellaians and of the Macedonians and of the Hellenic Amphictiony and of the Lakedaimonians and of the Corinthians... and of all the Hellenic peoples, join your fellow-soldiers and entrust yourselves to me, so that we can move against the barbarians and liberate ourselves from the Persian bondage, for as Greeks we should not be slaves to barbarians.”
“Live today. Let go of your attachment to your past as an excuse for your life conditions today. You are the product of the choices you are making right now.”
“Nothing in the world makes people so afraid as the influence of independent-minded people.”
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“The first choice an artist makes is precisely to be an artist, and if he chooses to be an artist it is in consideration of what he is himself and because of a certain idea he has of art”
“The led must not be compelled; they must be able to choose their own leader.”
“Since you make evil or good by your own thoughts, it is your ruling of your thoughts which proves to be your principal concern.”