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has the capacity and purpose to live
in a land of freedom, though his at-
-tempt be baffled, his resolution
restricted, and the chains of a des-
-pot be round him. The opportunity
to act the part of a free man may be
inherited, may be given by the energy
of other men, or it may be created
by himself. The capacity is given of
God directly; the opportunity, indi-
-rectly; and the purpose, influentially.
But no such freedom is absolute.
It is limited by one's own possibilities,
by his environment, by the actions
of his fellow-beings, and by the gen-
-eral imperfections of humanity. It
is not independence, therefore, but