"The basic test of freedom is perhaps less in what we are free to do than what we are free not to do" Hoffer
2006-09-21 12:48:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
It means freedom has limits, otherwise you have anarchy rather than freedom.
2006-09-21 12:50:08 · answer #1 · answered by kwahaddi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it means that freedom includes those things we can choose not to do, that is, there are some things we can not be forced to do. We are free not to attend church, free not to work, not to join a union, not to marry, not to have children if we so choose. There are probably better examples....but none occurs to me.
2006-09-21 20:02:14 · answer #2 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is suggesting that we are only really free when we can get away with doing anything.
2006-09-21 19:50:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-21 19:58:18 · answer #4 · answered by Faith_marie_16 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋