Difference between revisions of "Liberty"
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− | One man's liberty is another man's slavery. Often literally: the liberty to own slaves has been a frequent, real world oxymoron. For one man to have uncoerced freedom, all others must have a coerced duty to not interfere with that freedom. There can be no maximizing of liberty overall: only redistribution of liberty and coercion. | + | One man's liberty is another man's slavery. Often literally: the liberty to own slaves has been a frequent, real world oxymoron. |
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+ | {{QuoteOne | Timely Abraham Lincoln quote: Who defines Liberty?/shepherd}} | ||
+ | For one man to have uncoerced freedom, all others must have a coerced duty to not interfere with that freedom. There can be no maximizing of liberty overall: only redistribution of liberty and coercion. | ||
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