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A useful definition of liberty is obtained only by seeking the principle of liberty in the main business of human life, that is to say, in the process by which men educate their responses and learn to control their environment.
A useful definition of liberty is obtained only by seeking the principle of liberty in the main business of human life, that is to say, in the process by which men educate their responses and learn to control their environment.
Approximate author period: c. 1931 AD · modern
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- Walter Lippmann
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- Approximate author period: c. 1931 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Walter Lippmann: life dates 1889 to 1974. Wikidata Q316568, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q316568 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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