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Viktor Frankl said “Freedom is only part of the story and half the truth that is why I recommend that the statue of liberty on the east coast be supplanted by a statue of responsibility on the west coast.” I find this quote very applicable and in agreement with my views on the topics of freedom and justice and what these concepts mean to me. The concept of freedom being, the ability of a human to decide their own destiny, is one that I know to be important. However as the quote implies, it is not this simple. This is where I feel American society is beginning and at potential to fall. Freedom should not be taken for granted, it must be earned not in the sense of the right to have it, but in the right to keep it. It must therefore have limitations. These limitations come in the form of responsibility and justice. Leading to the essential question; where should the line between freedom and justice be drawn. Both are important aspects in obtaining order which is the ultimate goal of humanity on this planet. A vital component in reaching this goal of order thorough a balance of freedom and justice is authority. It is a natural instinct and has been present through all of history. Another intriguing aspect of authority besides its consistency is the hierarchy that it creates. There is always a higher authority, all events in history point towards this conclusion. This is the keystone to my view of freedom and justice. It is the logic that draws me to conclude that the ultimate authority is a perfect God, a creator of humanity and this world. In this God is where I find the meaning of freedom and justice. For in the world today ones freedom is determined by an authority, as well as the serving of justice when this freedom is broken. This is all a means of accountability, a critical aspect of freedom. A basic example is killing. There are times when killing is an acceptable freedom; hunting, fishing or a very sick pet to name a few examples. Yet in regards to killing a human there are great limitations on the freedom to kill. Where does this limitation originate from? It is due to the concept of responsibility of freedom, or justice. If this limitation is disregarded and broken, then there must be consequences so that there is validity to the limitation. Hence the concept of authority that is by Webster’s definition “power to influence or command thought, opinion or behavior”, which essentially means power to determine freedom. This is what justice brings; a limitation to freedom but this limitation is what allows true freedom to exist. Again the essential question becomes; where is the line between justice and freedom to be drawn. There has been no answer provided thus far by humanity, nor do I believe ever will be until complete unity can be obtained. For in complete unity there is no need for freedom or justice eliminating the essential question. The objective of freedom is to allow ultimate “happiness” if there is complete unity then there is no disagreement of what will result in happiness leading to no need of limitations, for limitations are required to ensure freedoms of others which are to ensure happiness, so if no limitations are required then there is no concept of freedom, only happiness which is the ultimate goal of freedom. This is why America is so great and has seen so much success for the premise of America was unity, the UNITED States of America. In complete unity there is no need for justice or freedom.
In A Room of One’s Own this concept of unity is completely missed, as it has been in all the books of this unity and the majority of the books in literature. Everyone gets caught up in the concept of freedom, equality and fairness. When it is not about that at all, it is all about happiness. That is what life boils down to, pleasure. The truth is that none of these things, freedom, equality or fairness brings about pleasure, for they are all routed in selfishness. Where there will always be disagreement, and where there is disagreement maximum pleasure cannot exist. I do not understand why Woolf wants freedom so much that is the whole point of her writing, when it should be about unity. Freedom keeps unity from happening; unity will never spawn from freedom. America shows that the exact opposite happens. It was founded on freedom and unity; the people choose freedom and look at the unity stock steadily downward. To conclude I am disappointed in the literature due to its lack of recognition the truth, this is not just directed at the literature of late, but in general. There are some works that I like but they are few and far between. Unity is the key to pleasure; freedom is the demise of unity.