Ibn Rahel Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"To have freedom is only to have that which is absolutely necessary to
enable us to be what we ought to be, and to possess what we ought to possess."

by:	Ibn Rahel Egyptian medieval Christian chronicler
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Categories:	Conservatism, Freedom, Humility
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Reader comments about this quote:

Coming from a slave mentality, a great start. -- Mike, Norwalk
Without notice of its origin I give it four - possession has always been a two edged sword. -- Robken, Anytown
The first written manuscript was by Ibn, correct? And it was greatly damaged but one of our contemporary authors was able to take it and fill in the blanks to write a fictional story from it? Eaters of the Dead sound familiar? or the Twelfth Horseman or some other number...the name rings a bell and I cannot recall... -- abby