The man, who is guided by reason, is more free in a State, where he lives under a general system of law, than in solitude, where he is independent.
Proof .-- The man, who is guided by reason, does not obey through fear (IV.

lxiii.): but, in so far as he endeavours to preserve his being according to the dictates of reason, that is (IV.lxvi.

note), in so far as he endeavours to live in freedom, he desires to order his life according to the general good (IV.
xxxvii.), and, consequently (as we showed in IV.xxxvii.

note.
ii.), to live according to the laws of his country.

Therefore the free man, in order to enjoy greater freedom, desires to possess the general rights of citizenship.