On Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 10:05:54PM -0500, Dan Rue wrote:
> It's simple. You can not get more freedom by restricting access or
> choice. You just can't. Freedom means being free to make a choice that
> others consider wrong, dangerous, or foolish.
Are you talking about maximizing individual freedom, or the benefit to
the society? Granting one person the freedom to punch people in the
nose might increase his individual freedom (and maybe his happiness),
but granting everybody the freedom to punch everybody in the nose
might not go down so well.
Cheers,
florin
--
Bruce Schneier expects the Spanish Inquisition.
http://geekz.co.uk/schneierfacts/fact/163
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