How can intemperate minds be free when they're slaves to their own passions?

Francine Rivers
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The truth is that in order to be free of the tyranny of our own passions, we must first learn to master them in order to gain self-control. The only way to do this is by instructing our minds in the power of reason. It is in the realm of reason where true freedom can be found.

Source: A Voice In The Wind

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