Anton Chekhov on Freedom
Browse 5 quotations attributed to Anton Chekhov, catalogued under freedom, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Anton Chekhov, entry #180059: "I would like to be a free artist and nothing else, and I regret God has not given me the strength to be one."
Attributed to Anton Chekhov, entry #57447: "He is no longer a city dweller who has even once in his life caught a ruff or seen how, on clear and cool autumn days, flocks of migrating thrushes drift over a village. Until his…"
5 Quotes by Anton Chekhov on Freedom
"I would like to be a free artist and nothing else, and I regret God has not given me the strength to be one."
"He is no longer a city dweller who has even once in his life caught a ruff or seen how, on clear and cool autumn days, flocks of migrating thrushes drift over a village. Until his death he will be drawn to freedom."
"My holy of holies is the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, and the most absolute freedom imaginable, freedom from violence and lies, no matter what form the latter two take. Such is the program I would adhere to if I were a major artist."
"Pharisaism, obtuseness and tyranny reign not only in the homes of merchants and in jails; I see it in science, in literature, and among youth. I consider any emblem or label a prejudice.... My holy of holies is the human body, health, intellect, talent, inspiration, love and the most absolute of freedoms, the freedom from force and falsity in whatever forms they might appear."
"Dinner at the "Continental" to commemorate the great reform . Tedious and incongruous. To dine, drink champagne, make a racket, and deliver speeches about national consciousness, the conscience of the people, freedom, and such things, while slaves in tail-coats are running round your tables, veritable serfs, and your coachmen wait outside in the street, in the bitter cold—that is lying to the Holy Ghost."