By Janel Breitenstein Freedom is a riveting idea no matter what continent you live on, whether you’re living beneath a baseball cap or a burqa. Freedom is a universal value. Still, definitions of “liberty,” I’m finding, can be as varied as Sno-Cone flavors at a summer stand. Most of us would agree freedom only works when paired with limitations. Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor reasons, “To have any kind of livable society some choices have to be restricted, some authorities have to be respected, and some individual responsibility has to be assumed.”
For the Love ... of True Liberty
For the Love ... of True Liberty
For the Love ... of True Liberty
By Janel Breitenstein Freedom is a riveting idea no matter what continent you live on, whether you’re living beneath a baseball cap or a burqa. Freedom is a universal value. Still, definitions of “liberty,” I’m finding, can be as varied as Sno-Cone flavors at a summer stand. Most of us would agree freedom only works when paired with limitations. Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor reasons, “To have any kind of livable society some choices have to be restricted, some authorities have to be respected, and some individual responsibility has to be assumed.”