Germany
Giovanni, Germany, Age 36
Giovanni, Germany, Age 36 Freedom means for me to explore the world without restrictions and to make my own decisions—regardless of whether they meet society’s expectations or not. I want to live without fear of judgment and follow my own path. True freedom, to me,...
Carmen, Germany, Age 36
Carmen, Germany, Age 36 Freedom means having the ability to make my own decisions and shape my life according to my own vision. It’s about not being restricted by external constraints or expectations, but having the space to unfold myself. In this freedom, I find the...
Jan, Germany, Age 36
Jan, Germany, Age 36 Freedom means, for me, being able to decide for myself at any time what I want to do and where I want to go.
Ulrich, Germany, Age 63
Ulrich, Germany, Age 63 Freedom exists when there is a life without fear, hunger, and poverty—for me and for all people. A life in dignity.
Bernd, Germany, Age 65
Bernd, Germany, Age 65 Imagine for a moment that you had an internal gauge—a kind of level indicator—for your current sense of freedom. Like any gauge, it would have a scale, say from zero to one hundred. The value shown would naturally fluctuate. But when the...
Angela, Germany, Age 69
Angela K, Germany, Age 69 To me, freedom means being seen as a human being and not just as a woman. It also means democracy—that is, equal rights for everyone, as equally as possible, regardless of sexuality, gender, or nationality. For me, freedom also means respect...
Przemek, Germany, Age 66
Przemek, Germany, Age 66The first 25 years of my life were spent in Poland, under a totalitarian system where I secretly learned about the free West by listening to Radio Free Europe at night and produced anti-regime leaflets in a darkroom. My grandfather, who was...