Thought for the day 3/14

Bullet · Post by **Bullet** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:12 pm

Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them, and then, the opportunity to choose.

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:00 pm

Bullet wrote: Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them, and then, the opportunity to choose.
I make choices all the time to exercise my freedom and hardly, if ever, argue about it.

koan · Post by **koan** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:56 pm

Great definition. Thanks for sharing your thought!

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 1:51 pm

Bullet wrote: Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them, and then, the opportunity to choose.

Well said!

cars · Post by **cars** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:21 am

Bullet wrote: Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them, and then, the opportunity to choose.

Freedom's choices are not "FREE", there is a heavy price many paid for it, and many are still paying for it today! :guitarist

Cars :driving:

Bullet · Post by **Bullet** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:56 pm

cars wrote: Freedom's choices are not "FREE", there is a heavy price many paid for it, and many are still paying for it today! :guitarist

Cars :driving:Good point. And the cost of freedom is high.