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  4. From: lcline@agora.rain.com (Larry Cline)
  5. Subject: Re: Freedom, Social Responsibility, Individual Responsibility
  6. Message-ID: <BznJx9.JG3@agora.rain.com>
  7. Organization: Open Communications Forum
  8. References: <1992Dec20.211114.3823@sequent.com> <1992Dec21.210708.17518@hpcvca.cv.hp.com>
  9. Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 08:36:42 GMT
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  12. In article <1992Dec21.210708.17518@hpcvca.cv.hp.com> scott@hpcvccl.cv.hp.com (Scott Linn) writes:
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  14. >Minor nit:
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  16. >It isn't *government* which is limiting personal freedoms in order to make
  17. >expenses lower; it's the *people*.  The majority of people voted these
  18. >seatbelt, helmet, etc. laws into effect, in order to decrease *their*
  19. >costs.
  20. >
  21. >Scott Linn
  22. >scott@hpcvccl.cv.hp.com
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  25. I believe the term for this is "tyranny of the majority".
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  30. Larry Cline (Amiga Harpoon Scenario Administrator)
  31. lcline@agora.rain.com
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