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Bertrand Russell

Freedom comes only to those who no longer ask of life that it shall yield them any of those personal goods that are subject to the mutations of time.

Bertrand Russell

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Russell means that true freedom is achieved when a person stops expecting life to provide them with things that change or disappear over time. This detachment from temporary, personal desires allows one to live without being controlled by the unpredictable nature of life's changes.

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