"Freedom is fragile and must be protected. To sacrifice it, even as a temporary measure, is to betray it"
- Germaine Greer
About this Quote
This quote by Germaine Greer talks to the value of protecting flexibility. Flexibility is a precious and vulnerable thing, and it should be secured and defended. To give it up, even for a brief time period, is to betray it. Greer is warning us that we must be alert in protecting our liberty, as it is easily removed. We need to be aware of the risks of compromising our flexibility, even if it is for a seemingly excellent reason. Greer is reminding us that liberty is an essential right that must be safeguarded and protected at all costs. We need to want to combat for our liberty, and never take it for approved. Freedom is a valuable gift, and we must do all we can to secure it.
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