Robert Nisbet Quote

"Very commonly in ages when civil rights of one kind are in evidence – those pertaining to freedom of speech and thought in, say, theater, press, and forum, with obscenity and libel laws correspondingly loosened – very real constrictions of individual liberty take place in other, more vital areas: political organization, voluntary association, property, and the right to hold jobs, for example."

by:	Robert Nisbet (1913-1996) American sociologist, author
Source:	Twilight of Authority, 1975
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Categories:	Authority, Civil Rights, Deception, Hypocrisy, Labor, Law, Politics, Property, Speech
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-- Faiena, Tashkent,Uzbekistan
So many good intentions seem to end up being the taking from Peter to Pay Paul.  -- cal, lewisville, tx      1
Robbing Peter to pay Paul may annoy Peter, but It will be fine and dandy with Paul.  -- jim k, austin      1
Great quote. Describes just what has been and is happening to us now.  -- s petersen, springfield, mo
I'm not quite sure how to rate this (accurate from the perspective given — a misdirection otherwise).The quote is an accurate enough observation — couched hard core into an ANTI-natural law philosophy (legal positivism — verging on neoconservatism).  -- Mike, Norwalk

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