What a terrible thing could be freedom. Trees were free when they were uprooted by the wind; ships were free when they were torn from their moorings; men were free when they were cast out of their homes–free to starve, free to perish of cold and hunger.

Radclyffe Hall
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Those who claim to be free are in actuality slaves, bound by their chains and unable to see beyond their own narrow vision. The freedom that exists in the hearts of men is the freedom that has been stolen by the tyranny of one man. The purpose of man is to live for something. Freedom cannot exist when there is nothing to which man can dedicate his life.

Source: The Well Of Loneliness

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