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What does it mean?
The individual is the most important thing and should be limited as little as possible.
In plain terms
People are everything and should be free to be who they want.
What can you take from it?
Value individual freedom above all else.

Where it applies

  • ethics
  • policy making
  • personal development

Putting it to work

  • respect autonomy
  • minimize regulation
  • empower individuals

Questions to consider

  • How much freedom is enough?
  • Who should be restricted?

Another view

Individual rights sometimes conflict with collective needs.

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