"Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires." ― Bertrand Russell Topic(s): Freedom Tags: freedom, general More From Bertrand Russell "Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power." "A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not to be endured with patient resignation." "Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact." More In Freedom "As one gets older one sees many more paths that could be taken. Artists sense within their own work that kind of swelling of possibilities, which may seem a freedom or a confusion."― Jasper Johns "Negroes – Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day – They change their mind."― Langston Hughes "The very idea of freedom incites fear in the hearts of terrorists across the world."― Elizabeth Dole