Freedom Insights - Seneca, Benjamin Franklin, Milton Friedman
Timeless insights on the nature of freedom.
Here are three quotes on the nature of freedom.
These quotes highlight:
- the value of various individual freedoms, including freedom of speech and thought, academic freedom, freedom over one’s personal way of life, etc.
- the importance of value-based governance, and the dangers and harm of corrupt practices.
Seneca, a Roman philosopher and statesman (4 BC - 65 AD)
Benjamin Franklin, statesman (1706-1790)
Milton Friedman, economist (1912-2006)
great post!
Friedman hits closest to home.
True freedom required building a financial independence system—budgeting tightly, maintaining a four-month safety net, and anchoring it all with a dual-mandate portfolio.
By deliberately splitting capital to compound long-term growth while extracting steady monthly cash flow, I finally made my money work for me.
However, a Seneca mindset shift was the ultimate missing piece.
Getting laid off forced me to stop chasing numbers as something superior and start using capital as a strategic tool to leverage my lifestyle.