Macu Valley's Discourse on Freedom

In the Prince, the ruler owns the state and all he has to make sure of is that the people remain contented. He's really not interested in the idea of a community in the Prince. What's required for freedom is not being subject to the will of anybody else. But if you live in a republic, then you are free under the laws, because the laws express your will. They don't constrain it. And so you're good and the common good of anything.