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Epictetus

We are not to give credit to the many, who say that none ought to be educated but the free but rather to the philosophers, who say that the well-educated alone are free.

Epictetus

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Epictetus is arguing that freedom does not come from social status or being born free, but from having a good education. He believes that only those who are well-educated truly experience freedom, regardless of their background.

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