Izzeldin AbuelaishFor any human being, freedom is essential, crucial, to our dignity and our ability to be fully human.
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For any human being, freedom is essential, crucial, to our dignity and our ability to be fully human. In this quote, John Stuart Mill says that anything less than freedom is a loss. The freedom he mentions is the freedom to do what you want, when you want to do it. This means that you have the freedom to choose how you live your life.
Source: I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctors Journey On The Road To Peace And Human Dignity
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