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Liberty For All?
And what is liberty? Can it be limited, or is true liberty only unlimited liberty?
—Rousas J. Rushdoony, Law and Liberty (1977)
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord/But you’re gonna have to serve somebody.
—Bob Dylan, Gotta Serve Somebody (1979)
Liberty Is . . .
The word liberty carries powerful connotations, but in common usage it often lacks definition. It can be tied to personal initiative and responsibility or, just as easily, to licentiousness and perversion.
One dictionary defines liberty as “the power to do as one pleases.” The Oxford Dictionary speaks of freedom from “oppressive restrictions imposed by authority.” Another dictionary provides a longer list of possibilities: freedom from “control, interference, obligation, restriction, hampering conditions, etc.”
The unreality here should be apparent. No one has the power to do all that he pleases. No one, by an act of his own will, can ascend into the heavens, turn stones into bread, or live forever. No one but God.
No one is free from control or interference at all time or on all levels. Rush hour traffic testifies to this. So does cancer. Traffic and disease don’t ask our permission before they interfere with our intentions or our manner of life.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/2013/07/04/liberty-for-all/
