https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw en-us 2022-01-28 14:31:44 UTC 2025-12-15 18:33:18 UTC hello@padlet.com 23sokolofskyj https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2018005368 "Man is born free but everywhere is in chains."
 - Jean-Jacques Rousseau]]> 2022-01-28 14:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2018005368 23deckere https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2029527099 All people are born into freedom, but laws and rules put us into "chains" that restrict us from our freedom. This means that we are only free to a certain extent. This quote is very thought-provoking. ]]> 2022-02-04 14:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2029527099 https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2029530323 I believe that this quote is important and impactful on the history of democratic and libertarian ideology. At a basic level, human beings have a great deal of freedom in the world, however, as civilizations have developed, there are more and more laws, rules, and restrictions that govern nearly everything that we do on a daily basis.]]> 2022-02-04 14:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2029530323 allisonrose1 https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2029530813 Thanks for sharing this thought-provoking quote, Jake. Looking at this from a literary perspective, I enjoy the paradoxical nature of this statement, as it reminds me of both Amanda Gorman and Claude McKay's poetry. Paradoxes are a way for writers to explore the contradictory nature of our conflicting thoughts and feelings, which I think is done perfectly in this quote. It clearly expressed the duality of freedom. ]]> 2022-02-04 14:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2029530813 23harbstn https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2029531214 Essentially this quote is explaining how the citizen is bound to the government under which they live. Basically, man has to give up some rights in the form of laws (chains) but is free to live their own lives and do as they please otherwise to pursue happiness. Therefore, in theory we are granted some freedoms, but all under the bounds or laws and regulations.]]> 2022-02-04 14:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2029531214 23ansleyr https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2029531839 This quote is really interesting, I agree, and it makes one think about how our society has bound people to doing things they do not want to do, but must in order to get by in society. There are a lot of facets to freedom and this quote summarizes them very well.]]> 2022-02-04 14:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2029531839 23mundellm https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2029533909 Considering the time period in which this quote was written, I think that this explains the climate of the nation. Particularly, starting with birth, in a way displaying innocence, and ending the quote by presenting the audience with ways in which our nation restricts others from doing things in society. ]]> 2022-02-04 14:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2029533909 23meikrantzc https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2029534151 I think the social contract is a very interesting social concept and it perfectly conceptualizes what government should be. The idea that people forfeit some of their individual rights to the government in return for protection and stability, is one that is essential to America today. Rousseau was a big believer in the fact that the government should stand for the people, and not the other way around, because power is derived from the people. The social contract is simple yet brilliantly conceptualized.]]> 2022-02-04 14:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2029534151 23mccardellt https://padlet.com/23sokolofskyj/5wfpeg6i54o9bcyw/wish/2029536806 In the wise words of Nick Jonas, "tryin'a break the chains but the chains only break me." This quote demonstrates the idea that every man is born physically free but is still limited by the "normals" of society and the laws of the government. A man is physically free to release himself of the restraints of tight pants. However, the government established public indecency and now the chains bind the poor man to uncomfortable circumstances.
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