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"The end of national freedom is individual freedom." That was Irish patriot Patrick Pearse's reminder that the whole purpose of creating and defending a nation is to allow everyday people to live as they choose.
I would go even further: Not only should individual freedom be the end of national freedom; it is also the true source of national freedom and prosperity. Amidst modern pressures for centralized decisionmaking, it's easy to start thinking that what's important to a society is to have a powerful government, big companies, a glossy culture, lots of interventionist social institutions, and as many "world class" collectively funded entities as possible--from ...