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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

Nature

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True freedom comes from something acting according to its own essential qualities without being controlled by outside forces. In other words, an entity is free only if its behavior is caused solely by its own nature, not by anything else.

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