Freedom thus conceived is a constructive force, which enables an intelligent and good man to do better things than he could do without it; which is in its essence the substitution of self-restraint for external restraint—the substitution of a form of restraint which promotes progress for the form which retards it.
This quote describes freedom as a force that enables individuals to achieve greater things through self-restraint.
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