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What does it mean?
Individual liberty and state power are mutually exclusive.
In plain terms
State power and personal freedom cannot both be strong.
What can you take from it?
State power limits personal freedom.

Where it applies

  • government
  • policy
  • personal rights

Putting it to work

  • limiting government
  • protecting rights
  • advocating liberty

Questions to consider

  • How much state is too much?
  • Where does liberty end?

Another view

Some state power is needed to protect liberty.

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