On the recordJanuary 1, 175
Remember that to change thy opinion and to follow him who corrects thy error is as consistent with freedom as it is to persist in thy error.
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Marcus Aurelius
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Marcus Aurelius reflects on the true nature of freedom, asserting that changing one's mind when corrected is as free an act as stubbornly holding to error.
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