“Freedom is never given” – Quote by Heinrich Böll

„Freedom is never given; it is always won.“

Heinrich BöllHeinrich Böll on freedom: It is not given freely, but won through commitment and perseverance.
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Heinrich Böll was a German writer and an important author of the postwar period.

A concise quote by Heinrich Böll about the difficult and active pursuit of freedom.


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Inspirational freedom quote attributed to Heinrich Böll

Heinrich Theodor Böll (1917–1985) was a German writer from Cologne. As a narrator of postwar German literature, he depicted urban destruction, the hunger and hardship of survivors, and the homecoming and disillusionment of returning soldiers. His well-known short stories include “Wanderer, kommst du nach Spa…,” “The Bread of Our Early Years,” and “Dr. Murke’s Collected Silences.”

Inspirational quote about freedom by Ignazio SiloneCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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""Freedom is not something you get as a present,” said Pietro. “You can live in a dictatorship and be free – on one condition: that you fight the dictatorship. The man who thinks with is own mind and keeps it uncorrupted is free. The man who fights for what he thinks is right is free. But you can live in the most democratic country on earth, and if you’re lazy, obtuse or servile within yourself, you’re not free. Even without any violent coercion, you’re a slave. You can’t beg your freedom from someone. You have to seize it – everyone as much as he can."" Ignazio Silone
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