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And for final contradiction, the universe is self-balanced, self-conditioned, a perfect sphere; therefore this Necessity is perfect self-realisation, and consequently perfect freedom.

From A Short History of Greek Philosophy by Marshall, John

As long as the problem was conceived in this simple manner there was, of course, no room for the idea of a necessary self-conditioned evolution.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various