Quote by Baruch Spinoza
Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own

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

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To give aid to every poor man is far beyond the reach and power of every man. Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole. – Baruch Spinoza

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One and the same thing can at the same time be good, bad, and indifferent, e.g., music is good to the melancholy, bad to those who mourn, and neither good nor bad to the deaf. – Baruch Spinoza

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