Quotation by

Adlai Stevenson

Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than freedom to stagnate, to live without dreams, to have no greater aim than a second car and another television set.

Adlai Stevenson

Freedom

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Stevenson argues that true freedom requires more than just the absence of restrictions; it must involve purpose and ambition beyond material comfort. Without striving for meaningful goals, freedom becomes empty and leads to a dull, unfulfilled life.

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