freedom does not mean taking advantage of others, stealing from them, without being punished. freedom does not mean living as one pleases. nor does it mean preserving ones life through cowardice. freedom is choosing to follow the path that duty requires. the others are slaves of themselves. he is the only free man: upright and proud, master of everything that might demean him, the best of the nation, the bearer of the state. he has elevated himself. he does his duty while others take a holiday. but his duty raises him above over his little ego and makes him free.
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