Politics is the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker defines politics as balancing individual freedom with social order.
- In plain terms
- Politics balances freedom and order.
- What can you take from it?
- Good politics finds balance between liberty and rules.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we balance freedom and safety?
- What is the right amount of order?
Another view
This definition may ignore economic or social justice issues.
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