"If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil"

In this quote, philosopher Baruch Spinoza is recommending that if humans were inherently devoid of any external impacts or social norms, they would not have an idea of what is thought about good or evil. He believes that our understanding of morality and ethical concepts is shaped by the restrictions and expectations imposed upon us by society. For that reason, if we were really complimentary, we would not have a presumption of what is best or wrong. This idea challenges the traditional belief that humans have a natural sense of morality and rather recommends that it is a found out principle. Spinoza's point of view highlights the effect of external aspects on our understanding of good and wicked.