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Charles Koch: When People Lose Meaning, Societies Lose Freedom

May 13, 2026 / 00:45

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Victor Frankl, tremendous insight. He
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says, "The problem today is ever more
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people have the means to live and no
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meaning to live for. So, if you can't
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find a path to a life of meaning, which
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comes from finding your gift and using
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it to succeed by helping others succeed,
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then you have two choices. You can
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either choose to go for power
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or you could go for pleasure. The
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problem today is when you have a world
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that is based on power
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and pleasure, it's a slippery slope to
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totalitarianism, authoritarianism, and
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socialism. That's what we're seeing
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today.

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