Freedom and truth are a burden


Freedom is a burden in the sense that we have to tolerate those freedoms that we may

personally not agree with. Because who am I to compel you to live the way I want
you to live.

Freedom and liberty must to be rooted in a mutual respect. Would you rather people tolerate you and your freedoms or compel and threaten you to change them? It is better to tolerate those Liberties than to try and compel people to give them up.

“If we are ever to lose the liberty of open speech we lose the ability to know what truth”

John Milton – Areopagitica

Without the ability to speak your honest opinion you can’t argue for the Liberties you
desire to keep. Because we don’t all think the same, we don’t hold the same opinions.

The burden of freedom and the truth can be a hard pill to swallow.

We may be unwilling to unpack, think about, or face some truth in our life especially if it goes against our way of life or if it can completely change the current view of what we deem is right and wrong.

“all that truth needs to assure its victory over error is a fair field in no favor”

John Milton – Areopagitica

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