Reflecting on Freedom

By Robert Ringer

As governments step up their attempts to defy nature and bring about equality on a global scale, they will find it necessary to employ force. And when force enters the picture, some people are going to come under the control of others.

Thus, you may be surprised, after a little probing, to find that when people espouse freedom, often they are referring to their freedom, not yours. Worse, you are likely to discover that their freedom necessitates the violation of your freedom.

When freedom is subjectively defined by each individual, it is reduced to a meaningless abstract. The only way freedom can be rationally viewed is in its pure, no compromise form: human freedom — the freedom for each individual to do as he pleases, so long as he does not commit aggression against anyone else. Read full article here.