dependence quotes from influential philosophers, authors and people
"The paradox seems to be, as Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self-mastery. While those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them."
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"It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence."
703
"I myself think that the wise man meddles little or not at all in affairs and does his own things."
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"The more a man has in himself, the less he will want from other people."
395
"Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think."
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