I prefer a positive view of freedom, drawing on another tradition of political thinking that goes all the way back to the ancient Greek polis.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.
This freedom of political discussion on the highest level is something which Western civilization has in common with that of classical antiquity, but with no other.
Politics also means educating people. It's important to speak openly with our fellow Greeks, to tell them what our problems are and that we have to change something.
If Greece had gone through a very normal political life, I may have not been in politics. But just the fact that I lived through huge upheavals and very difficult struggles and polarization and the barbarism of dictatorships - that made me feel that we had to change this country.
I always strive for freedom: freedom of thought and expression.
Prosperity or egalitarianism - you have to choose. I favor freedom - you never achieve real equality anyway: you simply sacrifice prosperity for an illusion.
Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently.
There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action.
Growing up in the '50s and being in the '60s, in that revolutionary time space, I thought freedom was what I was looking for. Slowly but surely, it became clear that the last thing I was interested in was freedom. Because if you're going to be free, you have to be free from something.
Political freedom is a political reading of the Bible.