According to Kant, "The notion of will is in itself already the notion of a constraint of the free elective will by the law; whether this constraint be an external one or be self-constraint."

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Kant's philosophy actually posits that the moral law does not constrain the will externally but is a form of self-imposed legislation, reflecting the autonomy of the will. The will is free and moral action arises from following the self-imposed moral law, not from external constraints.

According to Kant, "The Notion of Will Is in Itself