"El poder sobre la subsistencia de un hombre es poder sobre su voluntad."
— Alexander Hamilton
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Simplified Meaning:
When someone controls your basic needs, like food and shelter, they can control what you do and think. Imagine you work for a boss who pays you, and you need that money to buy food and pay your rent. If the boss threatens to stop paying you unless you do extra work, you might feel forced to do it, even if you don’t want to. This is because your ability to have food and a home depends on the paycheck. In history, this happened with feudal lords and peasants; the lords controlled the land, and the peasants had to follow their rules to survive. To apply this advice in your life, try to make sure no one person or job has total control over your basic needs. This way, you can make choices more freely without being pressured.
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