Imam Ali said:
The freeman is free even if hardship befalls him
Liberty is free of malice and deception
Sometimes the free man may be treated unjustly
The free man will never become enslaved until distress is removed from him
There is no reward for the free except honour [and respect]
“Those, who do not like to co-operate with me, are free as long as they do not excite sedition against people. He believed that a human being was free and independent in thinking, deciding and in practicing.