Oct 6, 2011

Don Milton

Y me saco el sombrero y lo aplaudo de pie. No saben cuántas veces me garcaron a dopes por decir estas cosas:

Those of us who believe in freedom must believe also in the freedom of individuals to make their own mistakes. If a man knowingly prefers to live for today, to use his resources for current enjoyment, deliberately choosing a penurious old age, by what right do we prevent him from doing so? We may argue with him, seek to persuade him that he is wrong, but are we entitled to use coercion to prevent him from doing what he chooses to do? Is there not always the possibility that he is right and we are wrong? Humility is the distinguishing characteristic of the believer in freedom, arrogance of the paternalist.

2 comments:

  1. ¿Pero como? ¿Acaso no esta papa estado para salvarnos la papas? habrase visto eso de ser libre y joderse por los errores que uno comete en la vida...

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  2. Lo he pensado muchas veces y a veces me da miedo decirlo en voz alta ante tanta corrección política.
    Exelente!!!

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