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What's the point of laws if not forcing morality?


Protecting individual rights and freedoms


Not at the cost of harming people, usually. Its role is also to protect individuals themselves.

Infinite individual freedom doesn't exist, it stops where others' individual freedom starts.


> Not at the cost of harming people,

What defines harm? Or more specifically, who?


I agree.


Absolutely. Individuals should have rights and freedoms as long as they don't harm another's.




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