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Baruch Spinoza

Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and is determined in its actions by itself alone.

Baruch Spinoza

Alone

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True freedom comes from something acting according to its own essential nature without being controlled by outside forces. In other words, only when an entity’s behavior is guided solely by itself can it be considered genuinely free.

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