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…showed last 75 words of 763 total…own life and adopt things freely with true information. In Anthem, all the people had the free will, but they decided to do whatever the Councils was telling them, since all of them were depressed, and there was no hope. They barely got along with each other, and made no effort to accomplish anything. This is the reason why they chose not to think, and be controlled by councils who decided about their daily life.