[T]he state should not impose a preferred way of life, but should leave its citizens as free as possible to choose their own values and ends, consistent with a similar liberty for others.

Michael J. Sandel
[T]he state should not impose a preferred way of life,...
[T]he state should not impose a preferred way of life,...
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The state should not impose a preferred way of life, but should leave its citizens as free as possible to choose their own values and ends, consistent with a similar liberty for others. The federal government does not have the right to tell the states what they can or cannot do. The state governments are given the power to determine what values they want to promote in their citizens. That's what is meant by "consistent with a similar liberty for others." It doesn't mean that government has no role in deciding how it will spend our money or how it will regulate us, but that they should do so in a way that promotes our rights and freedoms, instead of destroying them.

Source: Liberalism And Its Critics

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