"[[John Boyd]], a sort of warrior-monk who revolutionized Western military strategy in the latter half of the twentieth century, refused to take checks from defense contractors and deliberately lived in a small condo even as he advised presidents and generals. “**If a man can reduce his needs to zero**,” he said, “**he is truly free: there is nothing that can be taken from him and nothing anyone can do to hurt him**.” To that we would add, “And he or she can also be still.”" ([Location 2240](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07QY3CZ9L&location=2240)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[frugality]], [[control]], [[freedom]], [[materialism]], [[essentialism]] **Source** -- [[202409180133 - B - Stillness is the Key]]