Free will is not the liberty to do whatever one likes, but the power o…

George MacDonald
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Free will is not the liberty to do whatever one likes, but the power of doing whatever one sees ought to be done, even in the very face of otherwise overwhelming impulse. There lies freedom, indeed. ✨ George Macdonald (1870). The Miracles of Our Lord, p.56
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