Freedom and security
Mike McNally
m5 at vail.tivoli.com
Mon Apr 29 17:04:21 PDT 1996
CyberAngels Director : Colin Gabriel Hatcher wrote:
> The relationship / balance between security and freedom is always a
> defining factor in a society. My point is that a society with no laws and
> no codes of conduct is not a free society.
You have your definition of "free", and others have theirs.
> My position is to seek a balance between the freedom of the individual and
> the security of the community. My argument is that when the security of
> the community is threatened by the freedom of the individual, the community
> will always prioritise its safety. Good government of course means
> maintaining individual freedoms *and* maintaining community security. I
> actually disagree that they are antithetical. On the contrary they are a
> balance that any society has to find.
If they weren't antithetical, there'd be no need for a balance.
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