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Tom G. Palmer is a renowned author born in 1956. His works cover a range of fields including political philosophy, economics, and liberalism, which are highly appreciated by readers.

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“Libertarians argue that no normal adult has the right to impose choices on other normal adults, except in abnormal circumstances, such as when one person finds another unconscious and administers medical assistance or calls an ambulance.”

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“But there is no obvious reason for holding that some normal adults are entitled to make choices for other normal adults, as paternalists of both left and right believe.”

Believe Reason Hands Choices Left Normal Adults Obvious Entitled Left And Right

Book:Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice

Source: Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice

“Guardians are necessary for children and abnormal adults, because they cannot make responsible choices for themselves.”

Children Choices Adults Responsible Guardian Abnormal Normal And Abnormal

Book:Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice

Source: Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice

“To repeat, communitarians maintain that we are constituted as persons by our particular obligations, and therefore those obligations cannot be a matter of choice.”

Persons Matter Choices Particular Obligation Repeats

Book:Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice

Source: Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice

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Born: 1956
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Quotes: 23

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