When Jefferson authored the Declaration of Independence he stated that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. In order to give one's consent the individual must posess the personal and individual authority to give it. Inherent in all authority is the responsibility for the consequences of the exercise of that authority. Thus the definition arrived at by theBushwhacker. "Freedom: noun; the responsible exercise of individual authority." Whenever the state usurps any portion of responsibility for the individual it must also usurp that portion of authority necessary to discharge that responsibility and with that authority goes that portion of individual freedom. It is therefore impossible to be a socialist or a subject thereof and remain free. theBushwhacker.com
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