Michael Sandel Quotes on Freedom
Michael Sandel is an American political philosopher, professor at Harvard University, and one of the most widely read public philosophers of our time. This page collects quotes attributed to Michael Sandel on the topic of freedom, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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“This liberalism says, in other words, that what makes the just society just is not the telos or purpose or end at which it aims, but precisely its refusal to choose in advance among competing purposes and ends. In its constitution and its laws, the just society seeks to provide a framework within which its citizens can pursue their own values and ends, consistent with a similar liberty for others”
Michael J. Sandel, "The Procedural Republic and the Unencumbered Self" (1984) -
“Unlike the liberty of the early republic, the modern version permits — in fact even requires — concentrated power.”
Michael J. Sandel, "The Procedural Republic and the Unencumbered Self" (1984) -
“To put the point another way, the republican sees liberty as internally connected to self-government and the civic virtues that sustain it.”
Democracy's Discontent(1996) | Chap. 2. Rights and the Neutral States -
“The idea that freedom consists in our capacity to choose our ends finds prominent expression in our politics and law. Its province is not limited to those known as liberals rather than conservatives in American politics; it can be found across the political spectrum.”
Democracy's Discontent(1996) | Chap. 1. The Public Philosophy of Contemporary Liberalism -
“Chap. 3. Religious Liberty and Freedom of Speech”
Democracy's Discontent(1996)