Isto, para mim, é muito óbvio...
...e é sempre uma surpresa quando converso com algum brasileiro médio a respeito: sempre há alguém que acha que pode mandar em minha vida porque sabe o que é melhor para mim.
Leia mais clicando no trecho de mais um excelente texto do Walter Williams: Let's start with the question: Who owns Walter E. Williams? Is it President Bush, the U.S. Congress, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or do I own myself? I'm guessing that any reasonable person would agree that I own Walter E. Williams. The fact that I own myself means that I have the right to take risks with my own life but not others'. That's why it's consistent with morality to mandate that my car have working brakes. If my car doesn't have working brakes, then I risk the lives of others, and I have no right to do so. If I choose not to wear a seatbelt, then I risk my own life, which I have every right to do.
...e é sempre uma surpresa quando converso com algum brasileiro médio a respeito: sempre há alguém que acha que pode mandar em minha vida porque sabe o que é melhor para mim.
Leia mais clicando no trecho de mais um excelente texto do Walter Williams: Let's start with the question: Who owns Walter E. Williams? Is it President Bush, the U.S. Congress, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or do I own myself? I'm guessing that any reasonable person would agree that I own Walter E. Williams. The fact that I own myself means that I have the right to take risks with my own life but not others'. That's why it's consistent with morality to mandate that my car have working brakes. If my car doesn't have working brakes, then I risk the lives of others, and I have no right to do so. If I choose not to wear a seatbelt, then I risk my own life, which I have every right to do.
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