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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: one_less who wrote (80733)6/18/2004 8:40:12 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
Perhaps Solon is making no distinction between the obligation not to do something abusive to someone else and an affirmative obligation to do something for someone else. I would not extend the idea of personal freedom to include freedom to actively abuse someone, but I generally support personal freedom over government imposed mandates that we actively do something for someone else. I wouldn't apply this to all cases, I do think their are important responsibilities and in some cases others may have to impose those responsibilities on us, but I would place far higher hurdles in front of any government attempt to impose an affirmative active responsibility then I would in front of an attempt to prevent action that is or could be abusive.

Tim
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