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# Independence sometimes requires refusing money,...
> Independence sometimes requires refusing money, access, or affiliation that would purchase the right to dictate your conclusions. A voice remains free when its material supports do not secretly own its speech.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Simple Steps, Mental Levers, and the Practice of Change - Workbook|Simple Steps, Mental Levers, and the Practice of Change]]
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“Independence sometimes requires refusing money, access, or affiliation that would purchase the right to dictate your conclusions. A voice remains free when its material supports do not secretly own its speech.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-independence-sometimes-requires-secretly-own-speech
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