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Ep 158 – Guardians of Our Own Mind
Meta Description: Freedom fades when vigilance fails. Scott Smith explores how Epictetus, Archibald MacLeish, and the Founding Fathers remind us that liberty’s first battlefield is the mind—and that self-command is the highest form of freedom.🎙️ Episode Summary“Don’t be a slave to your desires; be the master of your decisions.” — Epictetus “Freedom is the right to choose: the right to create for oneself the alternatives of choice.” — Archibald MacLeishEvery nation guards its borders. Every leader must guard their mind. Epictetus warned that slavery begins in the soul, not in chains. Desire…
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