The only freedom which counts is the freedom to do what some other people think to be wrong. There is no point in demanding freedom to do that which all will applaud. All the so-called liberties or rights are things which have to be asserted against others who claim that if such things are to be allowed their own rights are infringed or their own liberties threatened. This is always true, even when we speak of the freedom to worship, of the right of free speech or association, or of public assembly. If we are to allow freedoms at all there will constantly be complaints that either the liberty itself or the way in which it is exercised is being abused, and, if it is a genuine freedom, these complaints will often be justified. There is no way of having a free society in which there is not abuse. Abuse is the very hallmark of liberty.
–Lord Hailsham, The Dilemma of Democracy [1978]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
January 25, 2021 Libertarians Are Caught in the Middle
It used to be that the choice between Republicans and Democrats boiled down to how you preferred your liberty to be destroyed. Republicans were relatively better on economic liberty than Democrats but were horrible on civil liberties. Democrats were relatively better on civil liberties but horrible on economic liberty. Democrats were better on foreign policy, while Republicans were ...
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Should We?
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