> Freedom is the lack of restrictions. That's just the negative sense of freedom. People mean sometimes a different sense of "freedom" , where to be free to do

> Freedom is the lack of restrictions. That's just the negative sense of freedom. People mean sometimes a different sense of "freedom" , where to be free to do something implies rights, which then implies duties. See http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/liberty-positive-negative/ http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/liberty-positive-negative/