Ideas from 'Attack Upon Christendom' by Søren Kierkegaard [1855], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Attack Upon 'Christendom' 1854-5' by Kierkegaard,Søren (ed/tr Lowrie,Walter) [Princeton 1944,]].

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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / d. Representative democracy
When we seek our own 'freedom' we are just trying to avoid responsibility
                        Full Idea: In all our own 'freedom' we actually seek one thing: to be able to live without responsibility.
                        From: Søren Kierkegaard (Attack Upon Christendom [1855], p.290)
                        A reaction: That's the plan when I win the lottery. [SY]