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==CIVIL LIBERTY AND CIVIL ORDER== | ==CIVIL LIBERTY AND CIVIL ORDER== | ||
The maintenance of civil order with full respect for civil liberties is the first obligation of a proper government. There is no conflict between civil order and civil liberty in a free society. Both concepts are based upon the same, fundamental principle: that no person, no group, and no government may start the use of force against any other person, group, or government. Government is instituted to protect individual rights and voluntary relations. Government is constitutionally limited to prevent the infringement of individual rights and voluntary relations by the government itself. | The maintenance of civil order with full respect for civil liberties is the first obligation of a proper government. There is no conflict between civil order and civil liberty in a free society. Both concepts are based upon the same, fundamental principle: that no person, no group, and no government may start the use of force against any other person, group, or government. Government is ''instituted'' to protect individual rights and voluntary relations. Government is constitutionally ''limited'' to prevent the infringement of individual rights and voluntary relations by the government itself. | ||
====1. Crime in a Free Society==== | ====1. Crime in a Free Society==== | ||