What is the original Danish?

De bruge aldrig de Friheder, de har, men fordre dem, de ikke har. Translated from the original Danish by Spartan Surfers.

De bruge aldrig de Friheder, de har, men fordre dem, de ikke har

People never use the freedoms they have. They demand the ones they don't.

Kierkegaard, Either/Or I, Diapsalmata

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What it means

Kierkegaard's example: people have freedom of thought and demand freedom of speech. We overlook what we already hold. Use the freedom you have before asking for more.

The source

"People never use the freedoms they have. They demand the ones they don't." Kierkegaard said it in Either/Or I, Diapsalmata. Translated from the original Danish by Spartan Surfers.

"De bruge aldrig de Friheder, de har, men fordre dem, de ikke har"

Original Danish, Either/Or I, Diapsalmata. Text read at da.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Kierkegaard (1813–1855). Danish thinker who wrote under many pen names about choice, anxiety and faith. Often called the first existentialist.

Questions

What does "People never use the freedoms they have. They demand the ones they don't." mean?: Kierkegaard's example: people have freedom of thought and demand freedom of speech. We overlook what we already hold. Use the freedom you have before asking for more.
Who said "People never use the freedoms they have. They demand the ones they don't."?: Kierkegaard (1813–1855). Source: Either/Or I, Diapsalmata.
What is the original Danish?: De bruge aldrig de Friheder, de har, men fordre dem, de ikke har. Translated from the original Danish by Spartan Surfers.
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Cite this line

"People never use the freedoms they have. They demand the ones they don't." (Kierkegaard, Either/Or I, Diapsalmata, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/people-never-use-the-freedoms-they-have-they