But what is Freedom? Rightly understood,
A universal licence to be good.

Hartley Coleridge

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Nature of freedom Freedom

Author

Hartley Coleridge

Source

Liberty

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1833 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Coleridge, Hartley. Liberty. c. 1833, I. 13.

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War is not merely a political act, but also a real political instrument, a continuation of political commerce, a carrying out of the same by other means.

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Clausewitz, Karl. Vom Kriege [On War]. Berlin: Ferdinand Dummler, 1832, ch. 1, pt. 1.

Current Citation

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Another quote about Freedom

We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression-everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way-everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want... Everywhere in the world. The fourth is freedom from fear... Anywhere in the world.

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Freedom of speech and expression Freedom American politics
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Can I see another's woe,
And not be in sorrows too?
Can I see another's grief,
And not seek for kind relief?

William Blake

Songs of Innocence

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Empathy Helping others

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William Blake
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Time
1789 1780s 18th century
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Original Citation

Blake, William. "On Another's Sorrow." Songs of Innocence. London, 1789.

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Blake, William. "On Anothers Sorrow." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.