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More from the essay by James Leroy Wilson here, and thanks to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
prester_scott for the link:
"The real Opposition doesn’t seek power, because it is anti-government. Morality from time immemorial suggests, at minimum, "hurt no one." Do nothing to another person against that person’s will. Respect their freedom. Granted, a higher level of personal happiness will be achieved if one goes beyond this minimum, to the idea of "do unto others as you would have done to you" and even greater with "love your neighbor as yourself." But these are only higher formulations of the original concept, and they can’t possibly violate it. You can’t love someone as yourself and hurt him at the same time. Freedom of the individual is the foundation of morality. And those who believe in the freedom of the individual will have two qualities: a respect for truth and a distrust of government."
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"Truth is, without doubt, the primary enemy of The State, because Truth is Freedom. And it’s an exciting time to be an enemy of The State, to be someone who calls it honestly. Honesty is indeed the best policy after all, because honesty is the freedom of the individual to tell the truth as he or she sees it. And maybe, just maybe, this is the age in which the tide begins to turn, where the Opposition will actually be listened to. There are strong signs that America is heading in that direction."
prester_scott for the link:"The real Opposition doesn’t seek power, because it is anti-government. Morality from time immemorial suggests, at minimum, "hurt no one." Do nothing to another person against that person’s will. Respect their freedom. Granted, a higher level of personal happiness will be achieved if one goes beyond this minimum, to the idea of "do unto others as you would have done to you" and even greater with "love your neighbor as yourself." But these are only higher formulations of the original concept, and they can’t possibly violate it. You can’t love someone as yourself and hurt him at the same time. Freedom of the individual is the foundation of morality. And those who believe in the freedom of the individual will have two qualities: a respect for truth and a distrust of government."
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"Truth is, without doubt, the primary enemy of The State, because Truth is Freedom. And it’s an exciting time to be an enemy of The State, to be someone who calls it honestly. Honesty is indeed the best policy after all, because honesty is the freedom of the individual to tell the truth as he or she sees it. And maybe, just maybe, this is the age in which the tide begins to turn, where the Opposition will actually be listened to. There are strong signs that America is heading in that direction."