One-Liner Wednesday: freedom

“When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then (they) ceased to be free.”
~~~ Edith Hamilton/Edward Gibbon from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Author: Joanne Corey

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2 thoughts on “One-Liner Wednesday: freedom”

So true. Sadly it is applicable today, isn’t it?

Joanne Corey says:

April 22, 2020 at 8:21 PM

Yes. I was watching Governor Cuomo’s briefing today – I live in upstate NY – and he used this quote in his presentation. The lessons of history…

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