After the primary necessities of food and raiment, freedom is the first and strongest want of human nature.

The desire of life and health is implanted in man’s nature; — the love of liberty and enlargement is a sister-passion to it:

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism

There is a Passion natural to the Mind of man, especially a free Man, which renders him impatient of Restraint.

Freedom — or mukti or moksha — is seen as the natural longing in every human being and our ultimate destination.

Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.

Human desire tends to be insatiable.

We hold these truths self-evident: That all men and women are created equal, though we do not live equal lives due to differences in will, motivation, effort, and habit. That we are endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness, but that it is incumbent upon each of us to be vigilant and disciplined should we wish to attain such a vital, free, and happy life. We believe the greatest of human powers is the ability to independently think for ourselves, to choose our own aims, affections, and actions. For in the hearts of humankind lives a natural instinct for freedom and independence, a psychological predisposition for self-direction, a biological imperative toward growth, and a spiritual joy in choosing and advancing one’s own life. It is the main motivation of humankind to be free, to express our true selves and pursue our dreams without restriction — to experience what may be called Personal Freedom.

Humanity is the desire for novelty founded upon the fear of death

So we know that human nature, and that includes our nature, yours and mine, can very easily turn people into quite efficient torturers and mass-murderers and slave-drivers...To the extent that the statement is true, and there is such an extent, it's just not relevant: human nature also has the capacity to lead to selflessness, and cooperation, and sacrifice, and support, and solidarity, and tremendous courage, and lots of other things too.

Our normal human tendency is to enjoy life, to play, to explore, to be happy, and to love.

Human nature is deeper and broader than the artificial contrivance of any existing culture.

He has travelled. But is not human nature the same in every country, allowing only for different customs? — Do not Love, hatred, anger, malice, all the passions in short, good or bad, shew themselves by like effects in the faces, hearts, and actions of the people of every country?

it is a general rule of human nature that people despise those who treat them well and look up to those who make no concessions.