The Question
A single, fundamental question to the world’s leading minds
Question 5: What does freedom mean to you?
Nelson Mandela wrote in his autobiography: “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.” Many other wise persons have professed on freedom. What does freedom mean to you?
Dr. Joyce
Banda
4th President of the Republic of Malawi
Mathews
Phosa
Close associate of Nelson Mandela and former Treasurer of the ANC, South Africa
Philip
Pettit
Professor of Human Values at Princeton University and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Australian National University
Maropene
Ramokgopa
Minister in the Presidency Responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, South Africa
Kabiné Komara
Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea
Pierre
Toutain-Dorbec
Artist, Photographer, Poet with a humanist perspective
