libertarian argument

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libertarian
adjective
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/ˌlɪb.əˈteə.ri.ən/us
/ˌlɪb.ɚˈter.i.ən/
relating to the belief that people should be free to think and behave as they want and should not have limits put on them ...
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argument
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɑːɡ.jə.mənt/us
/ˈɑːrɡ.jə.mənt/
a disagreement, or the process ...
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(Definition oflibertarianandargumentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thelibertarianargumentis that if something is legal, it ought to be able to be advertised.
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Thelibertarianargumentfails to recognise that one of the oldest functions of government is to define the legal units of measurement.
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Some people say that it is not acceptable for the state to interfere with individual choices, which is thelibertarianargument.
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First, there is what is generally called thelibertarianargument.
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Thelibertarianargumentis not the only one.
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The same argument applies—it is the basiclibertarianargumentabout deprivation of information for what is seen as the greater good.
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The purelylibertarianargumentwill be put forward against the introduction of such tests.
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One is thelibertarianargumentand the other is the enforcement argument.
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People deserve the right of protection even if we accept that there is alibertarianargument.
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We have heard thelibertarianargument—the vital principle that we should not legislate to ban activities simply because we disapprove of them.
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It is no use quoting thislibertarianargumentto me.
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I want to move on from comparisons, from the strictlylibertarianargument, to suggest why compulsion may in some respects be positively harmful.
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Thelibertarianargumentabout whether photographs should be placed on driving licences is a red herring.
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Some caution is therefore necessary in stating thelibertarianargument.
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That is where the clash comes: in the principle of thelibertarianargumentabout people's right to prescribe what others do, and that of individual choice.
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Thelibertarianargumentis powerful.
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However, one can take libertarian arguments to an almost absurd degree and it does not always strengthen them.
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I do not think that the libertarian arguments are overwhelming, but they must be taken into account.
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The essence of those libertarian arguments is freedom of choice and the use of the will.
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I cannot emphasise enough how acutely aware they are of the civil libertarian arguments that take place here.
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