CIT- Freedom

• Pedagogisch werk
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Welcome to Citizenship 

Today's Lesson 

Quotes on Freedom 

“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”

~George Orwell

“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.”

~Albert Camus

Quotes on Freedom 

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”

~Nelson Mandela

“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!”

~Marcus Garvey

Quotes on Freedom 

“When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.”

~Charles Evans Hughes

“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.” 

~ Aristotle

Fighting for Freedom 

• Speech, movement, vote, education 
• Equality, religion, acces, work  

• The Freedom to be You 

Fighting for Freedom 

• Frederick Douglas (1818-1895)
• Born into slavery
•  Escaped slavery 
• Fought and succeeded in ending slavery  

Fighting for Freedom 

• Che Guevara  (1928-1967)
• Cuban Revolution 
• Fought against oppresive governments
• Freeing South American countries 

Fighting for Freedom 

• Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
• 27 years in prison for opposing government 
• Freeing South Africa from apartheid 
• Won Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 

Fighting for Freedom 

• The Innocence Project 
• Founded in 1992 by two lawyers  
• Exonerating wrongfully convicted 

Freedom Fighters 

• Do you know of someone who you feel fights for freedom? 
• What would you be willing to do to fight for freedom? 
• In which ways can your freedom be limited in NL? 
•  Have you ever felt your freedom being limited?