> All laws are inherently restrictive. While the maxim "Everything which is not forbidden is allowed" generally holds true for individuals (but not organisatio

> All laws are inherently restrictive. While the maxim "Everything which is not forbidden is allowed" generally holds true for individuals (but not organisations), it is not true that all laws are restrictive. See for example the first amendement of the US constitution which is restrictive towards the legislature and sanctifies rights for individuals or from a more international point of view the first article of the Declaration of Human Rights which states that all men are born free and equal in dignity and rights.