You clearly missed the point. Cato's definition is every bit as "anecdotal" as any other. It's not like they ascribe to some perfect, platonic ideal of "freed

You clearly missed the point. Cato's definition is every bit as "anecdotal" as any other. It's not like they ascribe to some perfect, platonic ideal of "freedom". They just picked one set of lines and tradeoffs and definitions of "freedom" while ignoring others.