Being a free country does not mean necessarily you can act freely against the collective good. Yes. That's precisely what it means. Serving the collective goo

Being a free country does not mean necessarily you can act freely against the collective good. Yes. That's precisely what it means. Serving the collective good is a fine ideal but for me to pursue my own interests before yours (and for you to pursue yours before mine) is a mandate. Once you mandate the good of the state over the good of your own children, you are no longer a free society.