---
title: "1 Freedom Consider Quotes By William T. Cavanaugh"
description: "1 Freedom Consider quotes by William T. Cavanaugh. Plus more from William T. Cavanaugh and more Freedom Consider sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e00/william-t-cavanaugh-44004_freedom_the-key-to-true-freedom-is-not-just-foll_180210.jpg"
---

> [“The key to true freedom is not just following whatever desires we happen to have, but cultivating the right desires. This means that the internal movement of the will is not a sufficient condition for freedom; we must consider the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/the-key-to-true-freedom-is-not-just-following-whatever-desires-we/)

[William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e00/william-t-cavanaugh-44004_freedom_the-key-to-true-freedom-is-not-just-foll_180210.jpg)

## More by William T. Cavanaugh

> [“To consume the Eucharist is an act of anticonsumption, for here to consume is to be consumed, to be taken up into participation in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/to-consume-the-eucharist-is-an-act-of-anticonsumption-for-here-to/)

[William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/)

> [“The key to true freedom is not just following whatever desires we happen to have, but cultivating the right desires. This means that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/the-key-to-true-freedom-is-not-just-following-whatever-desires-we/)

[William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/)

> [“When is a market free?" With regard to the first corollary identified above, freedom in Augustine's view is not simply the absence of external…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/when-is-a-market-free-with-regard-to-the-first-corollary-identified/)

[William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/)

> [“The way you buy has a lot to do with the way you worship and who you worship and what you worship.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/the-way-you-buy-has-a-lot-to-do-with-the-way-you-worship-and-who-you/)

[William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/)

> [“The key question in every transaction is whether or not the transaction contributes to the flourishing of each person involved, and this question can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/the-key-question-in-every-transaction-is-whether-or-not-the/)

[William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/)

> [“This is the sense in which Augustine says "freedom of choice is not made void but established by grace, since grace heals the will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/this-is-the-sense-in-which-augustine-says-freedom-of-choice-is-not/)

[William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/)

> [“For Augustine, on the other hand, sin is not a power but a weakness. Augustine uses the metaphors of slavery and sickness to discuss…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/for-augustine-on-the-other-hand-sin-is-not-a-power-but-a-weakness/)

[William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/)

> [“According to Friedman, if individuals are voluntarily entering into exchanges from which both parties expect to benefit, then the market is free. This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/according-to-friedman-if-individuals-are-voluntarily-entering-into/)

[William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/)

> [“In the ideology of the free market, freedom is conceived as the absence of interference from others. There are no common ends to which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/in-the-ideology-of-the-free-market-freedom-is-conceived-as-the/)

[William T. Cavanaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-t-cavanaugh/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom-consider/william-t-cavanaugh/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Freedom Consider Quotes By William T. Cavanaugh",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“The key to true freedom is not just following whatever desires we happen to have, but cultivating the right desires. This means that the internal movement of the will is not a sufficient condition for freedom; we must consider the end toward which the will is moved.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "William T. Cavanaugh"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-t-cavanaugh/the-key-to-true-freedom-is-not-just-following-whatever-desires-we/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e00/william-t-cavanaugh-44004_freedom_the-key-to-true-freedom-is-not-just-foll_180210.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e00/william-t-cavanaugh-44004_freedom_the-key-to-true-freedom-is-not-just-foll_180210.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e00/william-t-cavanaugh-44004_freedom_the-key-to-true-freedom-is-not-just-foll_180210.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The key to true freedom is not just following whatever desires we happen to have, but cultivating the right…” — William T. Cavanaugh",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom-consider/william-t-cavanaugh/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom-consider/william-t-cavanaugh/",
            "name": "Freedom Consider Quotes by William T. Cavanaugh",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom-consider/william-t-cavanaugh/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e00/william-t-cavanaugh-44004_freedom_the-key-to-true-freedom-is-not-just-foll_180210.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Freedom Consider quotes by William T. Cavanaugh. Plus more from William T. Cavanaugh and more Freedom Consider sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom-consider/william-t-cavanaugh/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom-consider/william-t-cavanaugh/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Freedom Consider",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom-consider/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "William T. Cavanaugh",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom-consider/william-t-cavanaugh/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```