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It's not really circular. It rests on an assumption that can be disagreed with easily, but it's not circular. The assumption is just the observation that we draw a distinction between the man who trips us accidentally and the man who does it on purpose. We blame the second and not the first, and that's the difference between a free action and an unfree action.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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