** THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR **
'Visionary ... buy or borrow this book read it take it to heart' OBSERVER 'Everyone who
cares about freedom should read this book' ANNE APPLEBAUM 'Passionate intimate compelling -
a clarion call' PHILIPPE SANDS A brilliant exploration of freedom - what it is how it's been
misunderstood and why it's our only chance for survival from the acclaimed bestselling author
of On Tyranny Freedom is our great commitment but we have lost sight of what it means -
leading us into crisis. Too many of us look at freedom as the absence of state power: we think
we're free if we can do and say as we please. But true freedom isn't so much freedom from as
freedom to - the freedom to thrive to take risks for futures we choose by working together.
Freedom is the value that makes all other values possible. Drawing on the work of philosophers
and political dissidents conversations with contemporary thinkers and his own experiences
Snyder identifies the practices and attitudes that will allow us to design a government in
which we and future generations can flourish. Intimate yet ambitious this book forges a new
consensus rooted in a politics of abundance generosity and grace. On Tyranny inspired
millions around the world to fight for freedom On Freedom helps us see exactly what we're
fighting for. It is a thrilling intellectual journey and a tour de force of political
philosophy. 'In these hard times for liberty On Freedom makes the case that freedom once
explored and understood is the way forward' PRESIDENT ZELENSKY * New York Times bestseller
list 6 Oct 24*.
