Only free men can change their minds and be surprised; and while no men are completely free, some are freer than others. - Ivan Illich

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Only free men can change their minds and be surprised; and while no men are completely free, some are freer than others.

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About Ivan Illich

Ivan Illich (4 September 1926 – 2 December 2002) was an Austrian-born Christian anarchist, author, polymath, and polemicist.

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Alternative Names: Ivan D. Illich Ivan Dominic Illich
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The right of free assembly has been politically recognized and culturally accepted. We should now understand that this right is curtailed by laws that make some forms of assembly obligatory. This is especially the case with institutions which conscript according to age group, class, or sex, and which are very time-consuming. The army is one example. School is an even more outrageous one.

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