It's not an endlessly expanding list of rights- the 'right' to education, the 'right' to health care, the 'right' to food and housing. That's not freedom, that's dependency. Those aren't rights, those are the rations of slavery- hay and a barn for human cattle.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Rights should be freedoms to act, not guaranteed provisions that create dependency.
- In plain terms
- Freedom means having liberties, not relying on government for basic needs.
- What can you take from it?
- Distinguish between freedom and guaranteed provisions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a right a right?
- Does guaranteeing needs limit freedom?
Another view
Some argue basic needs are prerequisites for true freedom.
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