Desire and Freedom

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Desire noun - A strong wish for something.

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Freedom and desire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Freedom" instead a noun "Desire".

Nearby Words: desirous, desirable, desired, desiring, Desiree

Freedom noun - The state of being free from the control or power of another.

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Desire and freedom are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desire" instead a noun "Freedom".

Nearby Word: freely

burning	burning desire	burning freedom
human	human desire	human freedom
pure	pure desire	pure freedom
common	common desire	common freedom
Other adjectives: true, genuine, romantic, real, great, little, personal, secret, ultimate, new, general, greater, basic, sudden.

In fact, fear of freedom and the desire for a strong leader are a reoccurring theme within the book.

Source: Discworld / Feet of Clay
Even Jet himself later seems to realize he went too far there and that his psychological desire for revenge really overcame his heroic desire to be a freedom fighter, and works to atone for it.

Source: Draco In Leather Pants / Western Animation
While freedom from choice is morally neutral, a character who takes the desire for freedom from choice too far might become destructive as he goes off the deep end pondering (and justifying) The Evils of Free Will.

Source: Freedom from Choice

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