“The fundamental maxim of free men is to live in love towards our actions, and to let live in the understanding of the other person's will.”

— Rudolf Steiner, book Philosophy of Freedom

Philosophy of Freedom. Chapter 9, alternate translations
Source: Original: "Leben in der Liebe zum Handeln und Lebenlassen im Verständnisse des fremden Wollens ist die Grundmaxime der freien Menschen."

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Austrian esotericist 1861–1925

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