Here is my final point. About drugs, about alcohol, about pornography and smoking and everything else. What business is it of yours what I do, read, buy, see, say, think, who I fuck, what I take into my body - as long as I do not harm another human being on this planet?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker argues for personal autonomy over bodily choices as long as no harm is done to others.
- In plain terms
- You should be free to choose what you do with your body if no one is hurt.
- What can you take from it?
- Individual liberty should be protected in private choices.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where should personal freedom end?
- What counts as harm to others?
Another view
Defining harm can be subjective and complex.
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