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Did Sous Vide Scr Egg & then Bavette last night; pork chops tonight + pears in brandy; finished in butter, cinnamon & nutmeg. Blog tomorow 2 days ago
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Thomas Jefferson on Liberty

Posted Nov 17 2008 9:21pm

Of liberty I would say that, in the whole plenitude of its extent, it is unobstructed action according to our will. But rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add “within the limits of the law,” because law is often but the tyrant’s will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual. [added emphasis mine]

I'd never seen that before, but it's excellent, particularly for its subordination of the law to liberty. I'll add that if you accept that definition, then you must honestly infer by consequence that America simply does not operate on this principle. America is not a free country of individual liberty. It's just not, and that's a plain fact. Via Rockwell.

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