TWELVE PRINCIPLES OF DUTY

1. It is the duty of a free human being to develop him/herself.
2. It is the duty of a free human being to handle money creatively.
3. It is the duty of a free human being to speak his/her truth.
4. It is the duty of a free human being to transmute the world.
5. It is the duty of a free human being to control him/herself.
6. It is the duty of a free human being to develop discernment.
7. It is the duty of a free human being to respect engagements made.
8. It is the duty of a free human being to lead an artistic life.
9. It is the duty of a free human being to reach the goal he/she has set for him/herself.
10. It is the duty of a free human being to let his/her actions be guided by insight, knowledge, understanding and love.
11. Duty is the consequence of decisions made before birth.
12. It is the duty of a free human being to facilitate freedom for the Other.

Jan Pieter de Kok, 29-09-2004

A duty is a task which a grown-up human being has taken upon him/herself independently,
freely, irrespective of influences from the inside or the outside world.

Lord Acton:
"Liberty is not the power of doing what we like,
but the right of being able to do what we ought."