Political freedom is great. But personal, social, and emotional freedom--when it becomes an ultimate end--absolutely sucks. It leads to a random, busy life with no discernible direction, no firm foundation, and in which, as Marx put it, all that's solid melts to air. #DavidBrooks

- May 21, 2025

Political freedom is great. But personal, social, and emotional freedom--when it becomes an ultimate end--absolutely sucks. It leads to a random, busy life with no discernible direction, no firm foundation, and in which, as Marx put it, all that's solid melts to air. #DavidBrooks
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Political freedom is great. But personal, social, and emotional freedom--when it becomes an ultimate end--absolutely sucks. It leads to a random, busy life with no discernible direction, no firm foundation, and in which, as Marx put it, all that's solid melts to air. #DavidBrooks

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