Morally Responsible

I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.

Bernardo de la Paz The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (1966) by Robert A. Heinlein

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Context: Professor de la Paz explains rational anarchism and personal responsibility to Mannie and Wyoh.

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Source: Part 1, Chapter 6

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