As lord, it does not have its tru th in the bondsman, nor as bondsman is its tru th in the lord's will and in his service; on the contrary, whether on the throne or in chains,in the utter dependence of its individual existence, its aim is to be free, and to maintain that lifeless indifference which steadfastly withdraws from the bustle of existence, alike from being active as passive, into the simple essentiality of thought.