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What freedom means, is being allowed to sing in my bath as loudly as will not interfere with my neighbour's freedom to sing a different tune in his.

What freedom means, is being allowed to sing in my bath as loudly as will not interfere with my neighbour’s freedom to sing a different tune in his.
– Tom Stoppard

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