Two quotes on freedom, from two books I'm currently reading:

"Both Jews and Greeks claimed and thought they believed in freedom, but whereas with the Greeks it was an end in itself, realized in the free, self-governing community, choosing its own laws and gods, for the Jews it was no more than a means, preventing interference with religious duties divinely ordained and unalterable by man." -Paul Johnson A History of the Jews

"...Structure can liberate as well as imprison...freedom doesn't necessarily mean disobedience. It can also mean freedom to obey." -Madeleine L'Engle The Young Unicorns