Children Quote by Nawal El Saadawi
““Ever since I was a child I used to hear my father say: ‘If the price we pay for freedom is high, we pay a much higher price if we accept to be slaves.””
About This Quote
Source Book: Women at Point Zero, 1975
Freedom’s cost is high, but slavery’s price is even higher; choose liberty over subjugation.
In simple terms: Freedom is costly, but slavery is costlier.
Key Takeaway
Choose freedom over oppression.
Themes
freedom
oppression
choice
Mood
serious
inspirational
Type
philosophical
political
When to use this quote
- activism
- education
- personal decisions
Key Concepts
political philosophy
human rights
ethical dilemmas
Questions to Reflect On
- What are you willing to sacrifice for freedom?
- How do you resist subtle forms of slavery?
A Different Perspective
Freedom may demand sacrifice.
![“I hear my father's voice faintly, over the telephone, answering for me in a soft drawl. "He's my son." He reaches out his hand, pressing it against the glass, as if trying to touch me. He smiles, and I see a tear making its way down his cheek. [...] I press my hand up against my father's and I'm…” quote by Carolee Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/402/carolee-dean-9964_father_i-hear-my-father-s-voice-faintly-over-th_333451.jpg)
![“Women are suffering because they are being excluded. The high military council excluded women from the committee to change the constitution [of Egypt]. We cannot be liberated as women in a society built on class oppression or gender oppression or religious oppression.” quote by Nawal El Saadawi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9a8/nawal-el-saadawi-4167_built_women-are-suffering-because-they-are-bei_408487.jpg)
