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FreedomandResponsibility

Freedom’schallengeintheDigitalAgeisas.erWieouasretofpaiccingtodayastrangenewworldandweareallwonderingwhatwearegoingtodowithit.

Some2,500yearsagoGreecediscoveredfreedom.Beforethattherewasnofreedom.Th

weregreatcivilizations,splendidempires,butnofreedomanywhere.EgyptandBabylonwebothtyrannies,oneverypowerfulmanrulingoverhelplessmasses.

InGreece,inAthe雅ns典(),alittlecityinalittlecountry,therewerenohelplessmasAndAthenianswillinglyobeyedthewrittenlawswhichtheythemselvespassed,andtheunwritten,whichmustbeobeyediffreemenlivetogether.Theymustshoweachotherkindandpityandthemanyqualitieswithoutwhichlifewouldbeverypainfulunlessonechosealoneinthedesert.TheAtheniansneverthoughtthatamanwasfreeifhecoulddowhatwanted.Amanwasfreeifhewasself-controlled.Tomakeyourselfobeywhatyouapprovedfreedom.Theyweresavedfromlookingattheirlivesastheirownprivateaffair.EachonresponsibleforthewelfareofAthens,notbecauseitwasforcedonhimfromtheoutside,becausethecitywashisprideandhissafety.Theessentialbeliefofthefirstfreegovtheworldwaslibertyforallmenwhocouldcontrolthemselvesandwouldtakeresponsibilthestate.

Butdiscoveringfreedomisnotlikediscoveringcomputers.Itcannotbediscoveredonall.Ifpeopledonotprizeit,andworkforit,itwillgo.Constantwatchisitsprice.changed.Itwasachangethattookplacewithoutbeingnoticedthoughitwasoftheextre

importance,aspiritualchangewhichaffectedtheIwthohlaedsbteaetne.theAthenian’spride

andjoytogivetotheircity.Thattheycouldgetmaterialbenefitsfromherneverenterminds.Therehadtobeacompletechangeofattitudebeforetheycouldlookatthecityaemployerwhopaidhercitizensfordoingherwork.Nowinsteadofmengivingtothestatestatew