"...for slaves obey commands & free men live as they like; but this idea is based on a misconception, for the true slave is he who is led away by his pleasures & can neither see what is good for him nor act accordingly: he alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason."
excerpt from Tractatus Theologico-Politicus (1670)
Benedictus "Baruch" Spinoza
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