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We feel free when we escape - even if it be but from the frying pan to the fire
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"We feel free when we escape - even if it be but from the frying pan to the fire"

- Eric Hoffer

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This quote by Eric Hoffer speaks to the suggestion that freedom is typically relative. We may feel free when we leave from one scenario, also if it is only to go into another that is possibly worse. This recommends that liberty is not always a state of being, but rather a sensation of freedom from a particular condition. It is a pointer that we ought to not take our liberty for approved, as it can be removed from us in a split second. It also suggests that we should be careful when choosing, as we might be trading one trouble for another. Eventually, this quote motivates us to value the liberty we have as well as to be mindful of the choices we make.

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Eric Hoffer This quote is written / told by Eric Hoffer between July 25, 1902 and May 21, 1983. He was a famous Writer from USA. The author also have 85 other quotes.

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