Your freedom to drive on any side of the road is constrained for the general safety of all citizens.
Just as your freedom of speech is constrained to call out "fire" in a crowded space when there is none.
I wonder why Benjamin Franklin used the words "essential liberty".
I'm sure you and I would disagree on whether not wearing a mask in a crowded room is an essential liberty, or one that should be temporarily given up for the greater good. I would argue Benjamin Franklin would have a lot of faith in science and would be happy for citizens to give up that non-essential freedom for a while.
I have the freedom to continue burning carbon and eating steak .. but I wonder if those freedoms might now begin to encroach upon your freedoms to have a livable planet that isnt too warm to support our current population.
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Your freedom to drive on any side of the road is constrained for the general safety of all citizens.
Just as your freedom of speech is constrained to call out "fire" in a crowded space when there is none.
I wonder why Benjamin Franklin used the words "essential liberty".
I'm sure you and I would disagree on whether not wearing a mask in a crowded room is an essential liberty, or one that should be temporarily given up for the greater good. I would argue Benjamin Franklin would have a lot of faith in science and would be happy for citizens to give up that non-essential freedom for a while.
I have the freedom to continue burning carbon and eating steak .. but I wonder if those freedoms might now begin to encroach upon your freedoms to have a livable planet that isnt too warm to support our current population.