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[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Interestingly enough. In France, the definition of freedom contains “my freedom ends where the freedom of others begins”. Freedom is therefore a social contract held by boundaries, as opposed to the individualist unbridled freedom from the USA.

[–] retrieval4558@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

There's a common phrase in the US, "the freedom to swing your arm ends at the tip of my nose". The trouble is no one really agrees on the size of noses.