Common Land - Freedom To Roam

Freedom To Roam

The freedom to roam in Scandinavia and elsewhere is a distinct concept of common land, since it grants rights which are not exploitable for profit, but purely for personal enjoyment. In Scandinavia this is termed Allemansrätten

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Famous quotes containing the words freedom to, freedom and/or roam:

    This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.
    Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)

    What most clearly characterizes true freedom and its true employment is its misemployment.
    —G.C. (Georg Christoph)

    Let none turn over books, or roam the stars in quest of God, who sees him not in man.
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