free will

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Richardson said: "There's no policing of it at all, it is purely free will, if you want to queue you can."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

No machine has free will, conscience, spiritual depth, the capacity for love, or the ability to grow through hardship, sacrifice and contemplation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

In a song where vanity means being a “slave to makeup,” appearing willfully feminine might as well mean handing over your free will.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

We came to the realization that we are young and that we have free will.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Someone dared to reply: “What do you think? That we came here of our own free will? That we asked to come here?”

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel