Goodness is chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man.

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Goodness is chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man.

Prison Governor

A Clockwork Orange · 1971

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Free will Decisions and choices Human nature

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Dystopian (film)Crime (film)Dystopian Crime

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1971

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Prison Governor

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A Clockwork Orange. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Polaris Productions/Hawk Films, 1971.

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