Ask any French kid about "Les Animaux Malades de la Peste"[1] (in English [2]). You need power to survive / for a better life, freedom is not enough. When times are good, be happy and forgetful. But when times turn bad (plague, war, financial crisis, family problems), it might be too late to struggle for power.

[1] https://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poems/les-animaux-malades-de...

[2] https://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poems/animals-sick-plague