It means freedom to obey the natural condition of the individual, modified only by the various external forces which are brought to bear upon, and which induce action in, the individual.
This passage defines individual freedom as the ability to act according to one's natural condition, influenced only by external forces.
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And this is no more true of the pauper laborers of Europe and the slave laborers of Asia than it is of the free labor of America.
Every thinking person knows that no such persons or principles are in authority now, and that they have not been these many years.
With its destruction the lives of two great political parties passed away, and left the people with no distinct lines of demarkation.
In this way, labor may hope to arise from its present position of degradation to sit side by side with capital in all public and profitable positions and those of honor and trust.