The Common Sense Papers

The Common Sense Papers

Political Freedom: Notes on Freedom

Common Sense Paper No. 18

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Joe Cook
Oct 12, 2023
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Notes on Freedom—Positive and Negative

Before we address the what’s, why’s, and how’s of rebooting the American political system, it is critical that we spend a few moments contemplating the subject of freedom—the human condition of liberty.

Freedom has a duality that must be recognized—much like a two-sided coin, freedom has counterbalancing forces in th…

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