7 quotes
For you who no longer possess it, freedom is everything, for us who do, it is merely an illusion.
History and Utopia (1960)
Tragic paradox of freedom: the mediocre men who alone make its exercise possible cannot guarantee its duration.
History and Utopia (1960)
Nothing is so wearing as the possession or abuse of liberty.
History and Utopia (1960)
No one can enjoy freedom without trembling.
History and Utopia (1960)
But, braggart demons, we postpone our end: how could we renounce the display of our freedom, the show of our pride?
A Short History of Decay (1949)
Freedom can be manifested only in the void of beliefs, in the absence of axioms, and only where the laws have no more authority than a hypothesis.
History and Utopia (1960)
Having destroyed all my connections, burned my bridges, I should feel a certain freedom, and in fact I do. One so intense I am afraid to rejoice in it.
The Trouble With Being Born (1973)