Anselm of Canterbury's dialogue on free will (De Libertate Arbitrii) — arguing that free will is the power to preserve justice for its own sake, not the power to sin or not sin.
Free will is not the power to choose between good and evil but the power to maintain justice. God and the blessed angels have free will despite being unable to sin — their freedom is more perfect than human freedom. This preserves freedom while explaining why the beatified cannot sin.
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