"Wo wir unfähig sind, die Gesetze der Notwendigkeit zu erkennen, da glauben wir, frei zu sein."
— Law

January 1, 1970

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When we are incapable of recognizing the laws of necessity, we believe ourselves to be free. — Ludwig Börne, as quoted in Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists (2007) by James Geary, p. 16. — Variant translation: Wherever it is impossible for us to recognize the law of necessity, we believe we are free.