Dean KoontzTo many people, free will is a license to rebel not against what is unjust or hard in life but against what is best for them and true.
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To many people, free will is a license to rebel not against what is unjust or hard in life but against what is best for them and true. It's a license that denies that you are part of a larger whole called humanity, that you are connected to the world, and that you are connected to yourself. Free will can be dangerous because it leads to doing whatever it takes to get what you want when you want it. The result is often broken promises and broken hearts.
Source: The Darkest Evening Of The Year
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