Those who have ever valued liberty for its own sake believed that to be free to choose, and not to be chosen for, is an inalienable ingredient in what makes human beings human.

Isaiah Berlin

Four Essays on Liberty

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Freedom Decisions and choices

Author

Isaiah Berlin

Source

Four Essays on Liberty

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Essay

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Philosophical literature Political literature

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

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Philosopher Writer

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Latvia Europe

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Berlin, Isaiah. Four Essays on Liberty. Oxford University Press, 1969, introduction.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I Have a Dream
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Speech
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English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
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English
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. "The Four Freedoms." State of the Union Message to Congress. 6 Jan. 1941, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.