Considering the inner fitness of things, one would rather think that t…

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Considering the inner fitness of things, one would rather think that the very first act of a will endowed with freedom should be to sustain the belief in the freedom itself. ✨ William James, Robert D Richardson (2010). The Heart of William James, p.127, Harvard University Press
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