Carolina QuotesOne does not have freedom if anyone else (especially a large organization) has power over one, no matter how benevolently, tolerantly and permissively that power may be exercised. It is important not to confuse freedom with mere permissiveness.
Ted Kaczynski Connected to the Carolinas
Source
"The Nature of Freedom", paragraph 94
- work
- Industrial Society and Its Future (1995)
- year
- 1995
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