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Compulsion
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It is wrong to ask for more than you give freely. In this way, we come to resemble what we hate.
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― The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever
― The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever
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The modern West has been deeply split about freedom and responsibility. On the one hand, it has championed human freedom in many forms - human rights, sexual freedom, political liberty, freedom to choose in many spheres. On the other hand, many of its most intelligent members have not believed that people are free at all, and have devoted great efforts to show that really we are the product of our genes, our unconscious drives, our education, economic pressures, or other forms of conditioning.
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― Theology: A Very Short Introduction
― Theology: A Very Short Introduction
