Ernest Psichari

And to obey is a form of freedom.

You know, it was Psichari, this friend of Maritain, who had led a very bad life and then entered, found the, the, uh, I mean, became a monk, uh, in the desert and died shortly after his conversion.

And he said, "I obey because I want to be free." Now, this implies that you obey to God and to legitimate authority.

But if you obey to the devil, then you're badly off, of course.