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Freedom is not choosing; that is merely the move that we make when all is already lost. freedom is knowing and understanding and respecting things quite other than ourselves.
-Iris Murdoch
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Freedom Is Not Choosing; That Is Merely

Iris Murdoch
Freedom is not choosing; that is merely the move that we make when all is already lost. freedom is knowing and understanding and respecting things quite other than ourselves.
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