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Others indeed may talk, and write, and fight about liberty, and make an outward pretence to it but the free-thinker alon
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"Others indeed may talk, and write, and fight about liberty, and make an outward pretence to it; but the free-thinker alone is truly free"

- George Berkeley

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This quote by George Berkeley speaks with the concept that true flexibility is not just a matter of words or actions, however of idea. He recommends that while lots of people might talk and write about liberty, and even fight for it, just those who are free-thinkers can truly be totally free. This implies that liberty is not just a matter of deserving to do something, however of having the ability to believe individually and without external impact. It recommends that real flexibility is not just a matter of having the right to do something, but of having the ability to believe for oneself and make choices without being influenced by external forces. In this method, Berkeley suggests that real flexibility is not simply a matter of having the right to do something, however of having the capability to think independently and without external impact.

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George Berkeley This quote is written / told by George Berkeley between March 12, 1685 and January 14, 1753. He was a famous Philosopher from Ireland. The author also have 14 other quotes.

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