Thomas Aquinas (Tommaso d'Aquino)

1225-1274, Italian Theologian, Philosopher, Saint

Autonomy / Control
The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.
in Donald Attwater, Modern Christian Revolutionaries

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