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"I asked everyone what "freedom" meant. Fathers and Children had very different answers.  ...

   For the Fathers, freedom is the absence of fear; ... Freedom is never being flogged, although no generation of Russians has yet avoided a flogging. Russians don't understand freedom, they need the Cossack and the whip.

   For the Children: Freedom is love; inner freedom is an absolute value. Freedom is when you're not afraid of your own desires; having lots of money so that you'll have everything; it's when you can live without having to think about freedom.Freedom is normal. "
 ref. Svetlana Alexievich  SecondHand Time

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