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Could be considered an ideological [[Pyrrhic Victory]]. See also [[Hobbes Was Right]], as well as [[Space Cossacks]] for cases when there are other motivations besides simply being free.
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▲== Anime And Manga ==
* ''[[Heroic Age]]'': One of the men from Titarros remarks that "Prosperity is a chimera if the price is enslavement."
* In ''[[One Piece]]'', Luffy expresses little to no interest in treasure, and doesn't care if One Piece even exists. His main motivation for becoming Pirate King is to be able to have the most freedom. This goes even beyond safety or warnings, from fellow pirates and allies, or Lawful marines. He once declared war on the entire World Government because it got in the way of him saving his [[True Companions|crewmate]]. He'll do whatever the heck he wants, and damn the consequences; we're lucky he's a good guy.
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== Comic Books ==
* In ''[[Superman: Red Son]]'', the Global Soviet Union rules over the whole world, save the [[Divided States of America]]. Despite people all over the world living in a socialist utopia, the Americans remain independent, living in a war-torn country, to avoid being ruled over by [[Big Brother]] Superman.
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* ''[[Firefly]]'': Mal and his crew choose to live hand-to-mouth as far from [[The Empire]] as they can get to avoid the government after having lost the war.
* ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' episode "Space Seed". After Khan's attempt to take over the Enterprise fails, Kirk says that he and his followers can either be punished under Starfleet regulations (which would presumably involve a long prison sentence) or become colonists on an uninhabited planet.
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'''Kirk''': (Nods) Yes. I understand.
'''Scott''': It's a shame for a good Scotsman to admit it, but I'm not up on Milton.
'''Kirk''': The statement Lucifer made when he fell into the pit. "It is better to rule in hell than serve in heaven." }}
* In ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', this is Sam and Dean's motive for rejecting the angels' plan to destroy the earth and rebuild it as a heaven.
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* In ''[[City of Heroes]]'' if you create your character in Praetoria, the squeaky-clean police-state, you defect to Primal Earth (the main game setting) at level 20. Either because you believe that liberty is worth the chaos that comes with it, or because it'll make being a villain easier.
* This is pretty much the entire point for "followers" of Big Boss' supposed ideology in the ''[[Metal Gear]]'' universe.
* This is the demon's path in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey]]''. Not to be confused with the "bad" path, the game makes it fairly clear there is no bad or good path, the demons want everyone to be free in all things, which would result in a dystopian planet with no society because everyone would do what they damn well want, and the angel's path leads to a world were everyone is happy, because they have no other choice but to be happy, and are brainwashed into so. {{spoiler|You can also [[Take a Third Option]]}}.
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* In terms of [[Romanticism Versus Enlightenment]] you will usually find that those advocating Liberty are Romantic and those pushing for prosperity are Enlightened.
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