Quae sit libertas quaeris? Nulli rei servire, nulli necessitati, nullis casibus, fortunam in aequum deducere. Quo die illam intellexero plus posse, nil poterit: ego illam feram, cum in manu mors sit?
Tu klausi, kas yra laisvė. Tai — sugebėjimas niekam nevergauti: nei aplinkybėms, nei būtinybei, nei atsitiktinumui, sugebėjimas neleisti likimui stovėti aukščiau už save. Kai aš suprasiu, jog galiu daugiau už jį, jis nebegalės nieko. Negi kęsiu jo jungą, kai mirtis mano rankose?
And what is freedom, you ask? It means not being a slave to any circumstance, to any constraint, to any chance; it means compelling Fortune to enter the lists on equal terms. And on the day when I know that I have the upper hand, her power will be naught. When I have death in my own control, shall I take orders from her?