POL SCI 4 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Monetary System, Political Freedom, Hollywood Blacklist
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The paternalistic idea of what our country can do for you is at odds with the free man"s belief in his own responsibility for his own destiny. Free man regards government as a means. Greatest threat to freedom is the concentration of power - thus government is means as well as a threat to freedom. 2 principles (1) must limit scope of government and use private sector as a check (2) government power must be dispersed. Doing these not only preserves freedom but also enables great. Scene of diversity allows even just one genius to attain advances of civilization achievements; government would only replace progress by stagnation and institute uniform mediocrity. Discusses evolution of the term of liberalism. It is believed that politics and economies are separate and unconnected - not true! politics. Argument: there is an intimate connection between economics and. Economic plays 2 roles in promoting a free society.