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In a free society, all individuals act voluntarily.^[1] Individuals in a free society find it safe to be unpopular.^[2] This can be elaborated in terms of freedom of speech - if people have a right to express their views without fear of arrest, imprisonment, or physical harm.^[3]

In a free society, individuals would organize in voluntary associations, including free market and communist societies. In a free society, individuals would gain more prosperity, of non-aggression principle.

[edit] See also

• Voluntary society

[edit] References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ Adlai E. Stevenson (1952-10-07). "Speech in Detroit". http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/1383.html. 
3. ^ Natan Sharansky. "The Case for Democracy: the Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror". http://www.opinionet.com/article.php?id=2735. 

[edit] External links

• The Foundations of a Free Society
• A Free Society Requires the Myth of a Higher Law