Blogs Liberty and Power Out of the Mouths of Babes
Feb 15, 2004Out of the Mouths of Babes
So my 12 year-old son and 8 year-old daughter were in the room while I was watching
some political talk show and my son says "So tell me again what a libertarian
is?" And I answered "someone who thinks the government should interfere in people's
lives as little as possible." My daughter says "that's mean!" I replied "why
is it so mean for government to bother people as little as possible?" She says
"oh, as little
as possible. I thought you said as much
as possible. That's different! That's not mean at all."
Another generation....
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