If I am among men who do not agree at all with my nature, I will hardly be able to accommodate myself to them without greatly changing myself A free man who lives among the ignorant strives as far as he can to avoid their favors A free man acts honestly, not deceptively Only free men are genuinely useful to one another and can form true friendships And it is absolutely permissible, by the highest right of Nature, for everyone to employ clear reason to determine how to live in a way that will allow him to flourish.
