William Wordsworth Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Man free, man working for himself, with choice of time, place, and object."

by:	William Wordsworth (1770-1850) English�Romantic�poet
Source:	The Prelude, 1805
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Categories:	Freedom, Independence, Respect, Responsibility, Sovereignty
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Absolutely! even if those choices of time, place, and object are executed 9 to 5 with a shovel. -- Mike, Norwalk
-- Logan, Memphis, TN
Nice to make some money so you can go to a nice restaurant once in awhile. -- Waffler, Smith, Arkansas
I like the "working for himself" part. To me that doesn't automatically infer selfishness, only the freedom to choose whether or not and with whom he will be charitable. A man who is taxed by government is not free. He is enslaved, and the fruits of his labor are not his own. -- Bryan Morton, Stuart, FL
-- warren, olathe
Sweet. No adornment necessary. -- E Archer, NYC
That's pure freedom, because freedom takes responsibility,even for "chosen time, place and object". -- Crystal, Pittsburgh, PA
Indeed! Indeed! while we "contrive to survive" (who said that guy's?) it will remain a dream. Of course ther are those taht do but there is 95% (may be higher) that don't. To have freedom you must first have discipline -- RobertSRQ
-- Warrdoc, Elk Grove,
-- jim k, Austin