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What does it mean?
Mental freedom should be absolute and unrestrained.
In plain terms
No one should be forced to think a certain way.
What can you take from it?
Thought must remain free for everyone.

Where it applies

  • education
  • governance
  • personal growth

Putting it to work

  • advocating free speech
  • critiquing indoctrination

Questions to consider

  • What constraints your thinking?
  • Is mental freedom a right?

Another view

Practical limits on harmful speech often exist.

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