(cont'd from yesterday's post)
Some of us would love for somebody else to make our life decisions for us. Is that you? Probably not. You know yourself better than other people do, especially government bureaucrats who have no idea that you exist and have their own agenda.
More about freedom from Jonah Goldberg:
"Freedom works from the assumption that you have a better sense of what’s best for you than someone else does, especially someone who has never met you—and never will.
"Freedom does not require radical personal autonomy. Friends, family, clergy, teachers, mentors, neighbors, et al., all play a role in helping people find their way in life. Their opinions matter more precisely because they know you, want what is best for you, and to one extent or another, love you. You consider their input, and make your own choice.
"People love people they know . . . The government doesn’t love you, because it can’t love you—and neither can the market. But at least the market doesn’t pretend that it can."
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