Liberty depends on self-restraint. Freedom is freedom only … - Edith Hamilton

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Liberty depends on self-restraint. Freedom is freedom only when controlled and limited.

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Edith Hamilton (August 12, 1867 – May 31, 1963) was a classicist and educator who was a writer on mythology. Her most famous books are The Greek Way (1930) and Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes (1942).

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