Re: Freedom and security

[jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>]

At 07:47 AM 4/29/96 -0500, Mike McNally wrote:
>CyberAngels Director : Colin Gabriel Hatcher wrote:
>> My position is to seek a balance between the freedom of the individual and
>> the security of the community.  My argument is that when the security of
>> the community is threatened by the freedom of the individual, the community
>> will always prioritise its safety.  Good government of course means
>> maintaining individual freedoms *and* maintaining community security.  I
>> actually disagree that they are antithetical.  On the contrary they are a
>> balance that any society has to find. 
>
>If they weren't antithetical, there'd be no need for a balance. 

Game, set, and match McNally!