April 18, 2012
Anyone who considers himself to be a master of others is himself a slave. If such a person in not a slave in fact, it is still certain that he has a slavish soul and that he will grovel on his knees before the first strong man who subjugates him. The only person who is himself free is that person who wishes to liberate everyone around him and who-by means of a certain influence whose cause has not always been remarked-really does so. We breathe more freely under the eyes of such a person. We feel that nothing constrains, restrains, or confines us, and we feel an unaccustomed inclination to be and to do everything which is not forbidden by our own self-respect.
Fichte - Lectures Concerning the Scholar's Vocation
Posted by amin at April 18, 2012 10:38 PM