Liberty not only means that the individual has both the opportunity and the burden of choice; it also means that he must bear the consequences of his actions.... Liberty and responsibility are inseparable.
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Some argue that systemic inequalities limit genuine choice.
The great aim of the struggle for liberty has been equality before the law.
If one objects to the use of coercion in order to bring about a more even or more just distribution, this does not mean that one does not regard these as desir…
To rest the case for equal treatment of national or racial minorities on the assumption that they do not differ from other men is implicitly to admit that fact…
I will begin with this confession: whatever I have done in the course of my life, whether it be good or evil, has been done freely; I am a free agent.
I believe we're responsible for everything that happens to us.
Unless a man has talents to make something of himself, freedom is an irksome burden. Of what avail is freedom to choose if the self be ineffectual? We join a m…