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He could breathe more freely in a lighter air. He was responsible only to himself for the things he did. Freedom! He was his own master at last. From old habit, unconsciously he thanked God that he no longer believed in Him.

He could breathe more freely in a lighter air. He was responsible only to himself for the things he did. Freedom! He was his own master at last. From old habit, unconsciously he thanked God that he no longer believed in Him.

Approximate author period: c. 1919 AD · modern

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Author or tradition
W. Somerset Maugham
Attribution: attributed
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1919 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1874 to 1965; Wikidata Q134942, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134942 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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