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The Politics of Freedom

The Unfreedom of Liberty

Arianna Marchetti reflects on the limits of political freedom.

Freedom “is my right to have my own opinion, my own conscience. Many can perfectly live without freedom, as the freedom of having responsibilities can be scary at times. Freedom is the first of our values, and yet, not everyone needs it.”
Liudmila Ulitskaya, Interview in Svoboda, 2023

I do not feel free. I had never confessed this to anyone before, for fear of being perceived as dramatic or spoiled.

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