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If our life has been rich in experiences we have a rich thought content; if our life experiences have been meager, we have a meager thought content. The thought content represents our inner destiny—to a certain extent. But within this life of thought there is something that is inherently our own; what is inherently our own is *how* we connect thoughts with one another and dissociate them again, *how* we elaborate them inwardly, *how* we arrive at judgments and draw conclusions, *how* we orientate ourselves in the life of thought—all this is inherently our own. The will in our life of thought is our own.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"title":"III. 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