> This presumes that people are swayed by the content of an argument. Freedom is a good in and of itself. Our rights don't need to serve a larger purpose. Im

> This presumes that people are swayed by the content of an argument. Freedom is a good in and of itself. Our rights don't need to serve a larger purpose. Imagine asking for permission to read a book and being asked, "but what good would you reading this book do for society?" The answer of corse is that it doesn't matter -- our civil rights are not transactional -- they do not exist to serve others.