The Price of Liberty
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James Joyner | Monday, April 12, 2004 |
Steve Bainbridge sounds a call to arms:
If you love liberty, take up smoking and drinking, buy coffee from places that sell it too hot, eat red meat daily, wear fur, and support tort reform.
Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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Comments
Please do. Also drive over the speed limit with the airbag disabled and your seatbelt unfastened.
And run with scissors.
Sadly, your first two commenters only illustrate the Professor's excellent point.
Running with scissors? Sounds like somebody's nanny, dosen't it? Be a good lad, or an adult might come yell at you...
The only thing I'd add to that list is, "Buy a gun". Maybe some fireworks, too.
And taking liberties by pursuing vices is not extreme.
Posted by Attila Girl | April 13, 2004 | 01:55 am | Permalink
Remember ... it's not just a good idea, it's the law.
Is it okay if I just have a Hershey bar or two?
Posted by Joseph Hertzlinger | April 13, 2004 | 10:19 pm | Permalink
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