Freedom is the slogan of the strong, who feel self confident, self sufficient to do it alone.

It is so true that in liquid modernity freedom was, so to speak, let off the leash, and for a quite a number of years the freedom of choice was "in principle" unlimited. One result was the weakening of inter-human bonds, particularly inherited bonds, and the counterfactual assumption that individuals must and can fend for themselves.

In Celan's words a Jew is "a man with a little book under the shoulder." We are the keepers of tradition.

An ideal and flawless freedom, "complete freedom", enabling without disabling, is I believe an oxymoron in metaphysics as much as it is an unreachable goal in social life.

Partnerships are increasingly seen through the prism of promises and expectations, and as a kind of product for consumers: satisfaction on the spot, and if not fully satisfied, return the product to the shop or replace it with a new and improved one! You don't, after all, stick to your car, or computer, or iPod, when better ones appear.

Happiness needs one-upmanship.

People do not choose a government that will bring the market within their control; instead, the market in every way conditions governments to bring the people within its control.