Thomas SowellWhat is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don't like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, don't expect freedom to survive very long.
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The government should not ban things, because it is the people who have the right to decide what they want. The reason is because when you ban something, you are taking away liberty from the people, who are supposed to have that right.
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