Safety over Freedom By giving up a percentage of freedom‚ people in turn receive safety by creating restrictive laws‚ dealing punishments‚ and developing intricate procedures as seen when governments have dealt with drug use‚ terrorism‚ and vehicular management. Time and time again philosophers have come to agreement that a social contract exists. In this social contract people allow government to rule over them to create order because man’s general state of nature is as unruly as it is brutish
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more specifically he believes that the main priority of a citizen is safety over the loss of certain rights of freedoms. In my opinion Mencken is right about the average man having more interest or need for safety over freedom . One example which makes this clear is the ratification of the second amendment which provides the citizens of the united states‚ the freedom to bear arms for self protection or in this case‚ safety; however‚ if these firearms end up in the wrong hands this then it threatens
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does a person stop giving up their privacy and civil liberties to try to ensure a small amount of safety? Since September 11‚ 2001 the American people have been asked to give up many freedoms and conveniences in the name of safety and to some extent they have worked but where do we need to stop and say enough is enough? With the introduction of the Patriot Act – Congress was trying to ensure the safety of the American people after 9/11 but in many ways the Patriot Act crossed the line and invaded
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Since America’s inception‚ freedom and safety have been vital parts of society. Especially today‚ people debate on which concept is valued to a greater extent. H. L. Mencken once wrote‚ “The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe”. This observation does not exactly apply to today’s society for numerous individuals desire freedoms without considering their own safety. Whether it is regarding people’s right to privacy‚ race rights‚ gun control‚ and an assortment of other topics
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Americans take pride in their individual freedoms above safety. We as Americans have fought for our freedom since the building of our great nation. In the past‚ the people of America took pride in their freedom as a nation and a group of people. During the time‚ safety was an irrelevant issue. However‚ as time progressed to what we consider a contemporary society; safety became a co-existing factor in the systematic balance. Constant threats and dreadful attacks have been made by people because they
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Choice AP Language & Composition 10/28/14 P.4 Freedom vs. Safety Over time‚ the idea of giving up freedom for safety has been thoroughly practiced. H.L. Mencken believes that the average man does not want to sacrifice his safety for the sake of freedom. However‚ this idea is not supported when compared to events like the Arab Spring protests in the Middle East and NSA scandal in America. Benjamin Franklin once stated‚ “Those who surrender freedom for security will not have‚ nor do they deserve
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Imagine living in a beehive. You are a single bee‚ among thousands of the same species. Every day‚ you do the same routine assigned to you. You may be tasked to collect nectar from flowers and spread pollen to other flowers. You can also be ordered to work in the beehive and take care of the young. The queen bee would be in charge of the whole colony. Observing the situation‚ we can say that every bee in the colony has a specific function or role. That is how bees‚ even though small and simple‚ can
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Censorship‚ the MTRCB‚ and a Martyr from Tondo Freedom of speech and the public safety “Freedom of speech is the right of people to express their opinions publicly without governmental interference‚ subject to the laws against libel‚ incitement to violence or rebellion‚ etc.” Yet we are bound to such limitations in expressing our right of speech that mainly endangers public and personal safety and affect silence of other aliens. We can express whatever we want to say in terms of arts‚ writings
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The Gun Law: Safety V. Freedom There are many heated controversial topics in our society. Gun safety and gun laws is one of those topics. In the United States‚ there are currently a debate on the eight-fourth Texas Legislative. A new law has been signed‚ which will allow college students to carry guns on campus. There have many college shootings in our history. Mass shootings use to be rarer‚ sadly‚ now are increasing more regularly than before (Mangan). Along with Texas‚ seven other states –Colorado
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The preference to be free instead of secure is controversial‚ often qualified. Many oppose the thought of security over freedom‚ but in more recent years that has not been the case. The definition of freedom varies indefinitely‚ but the ability of acting‚ or saying as one wants without hindrance or restraint is favored by us all. Freedom‚ in thought‚ is beneficial and gives one the aptitude of attaining all one can possibility dream of‚ but in reality‚ it is comprised of the liberty of choices that
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