"Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought"
- Pope John Paul II
About this Quote
This quote from Pope John Paul II recommends that real freedom is not just doing whatever we please, but rather having the ability to do what is morally best and just. For him, real flexibility is not accomplished by indulging our desires and whims blindly, but by sticking to a set of moral concepts that direct our behaviors and choices. To put it simply, real freedom comes when we have the ability to act in accordance with our conscience and the higher good, instead of simply following our own self-centered impulses.
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