“We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.”
―
William Faulkner,
Essays, Speeches & Public Letters
I think what Faulkner is saying here is that we don't become free by insisting on our own rights, but by granting rights to others.
The history of man is not replete with examples of such generosity of spirit.
It is easy for us to see that, though Russia holds elections, Russians are not free. Only a minority of Russians understand this.
How much more free are we?
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