Liberty and individual responsibility preserve and affirm the dignity of the individual, whereas coercion and self-indulgence are demeaning. Understanding the interdependence among liberty, dignity, and responsibility is essential for broadening support for a free—and good—society.
Daniel B. Klein is a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and Professor of Economics at George Mason University.
FreedomPhilosophy and Religion
Other Independent Review articles by Daniel B. Klein
Summer 2023 The Tao Exposes Slavers to Contempt
Spring 2023 Instilling Duties above Instilling Rights: Two Features of Adam Smith’s Talk of Justice and Liberty
Summer 2020 Adam Smith’s Rebuke of the Slave Trade, 1759
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