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“the ultimate aim of government is not to rule, or restrain by fear, nor to exact obedience, but to free every man from fear that he may live in all possible se

• CamperBob2 7y ago
  That makes no sense. Perfect liberty and perfect security are mutually exclusive.
  • Errancer 7y ago
    M8, Spinoza had some wild ontology to justify his claims
  • unethical_ban 7y ago
    The freedom from worrying about hunger and basic needs and violence from others is security. It isn't referencing total physical security, it is referencing government vs. no government.
  • blotter_paper 7y ago
    I tend to agree with your sentiments, and my political comments are typically pretty anarchistic, but I don't think we should let language become a barrier to communication instead of a bridge. I can understand how some conceptions of "liberty" are increased by certain security measures. If you can safely have a picnic in the park, you have the liberty of safely picnicing. If the park is full of bandits who consistently take baskets from picnicers, you've lost the liberty of safe picnics even if the official government isn't the one who took that liberty from you. Again, I'm not arguing for increased security, just for understanding the way others use language.