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Marcus Aurelius: No man will hinder thee from living according to the reason of thy own nature: nothing will happen to thee contrary to…

On the recordJanuary 1, 175
No man will hinder thee from living according to the reason of thy own nature: nothing will happen to thee contrary to the reason of the universal nature.
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Marcus Aurelius

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In his personal reflections, Marcus Aurelius asserts the unassailable freedom to live in accordance with one's own rational nature and the universal order.

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