Directions: A statement is given followed by two inferences I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given inferences, if any, follow from the given statement.

Statement:  A  French philosopher wrote that "In a free society, it is not always important that individuals reason well, it is sufficient that they reason; from their individual thought, freedom is born."

Inference:

I. Freedom of individual thought is a characteristic feature of a free society.

II. Individuals who do not have independent thoughts are not free.