Freedom is the birth right of man. life is reduced to a meaningless drift towards an end if man does not enjoy freedom. Freedom of speech helps in the development of the personality of man, his ideologies are trimmed into a shape, his ideas have a better flowering. Till a person speaks out his mind his thinking remains choked; appreciation of his points of view encourages him to think whereas opposition sharpens intellect and consolidates correct thinking.
Community life demands an exchange of views or sharing of grief- "Where people sit and hear each other's groan"-and joys. If society is to adopt a democratic set up, every one should be allowed to express one's point of view. Similarly freedom to act, move and associate give not only psychological satisfaction by satisfying his personal ego but also a sense of individuality.
Man unconsciously or consciously merges his personal self with the social self but even this is goaded by the desire to be secure. It is quite clear that freedom does not mean self with the social self but even this is goaded by the desire to be secure. It is quite clear that freedom does not mean licence, it cannot encroach and should not encroach upon the freedom of others.
Sacrifices will have to be made for the society as a whole. Man, while living in society, does not ignore his selfish interests though in the larger interests he has to subordinate those interests. In face right imply duties and freedom for social being is limited by the interest of others. Absence of freedom makes one to consider oneself nothing more than dumb driven cattle and loses the power to think and act.
Despite this. man is in chains. One of the political thinkers points out that they very existence of state is the negation of liberty. Laws bind man and some of them confer no positive right. 'Keep to the left' is a traffic rule which is observed because it is a matter of convenience; Hindu Marriage Act is the recognition of an established custom of society. these and many other laws, place curbs on activities, which do not encroach upon the freedom of others. The governments make use of emergency whenever there is war or threat of war whereas the latter always persists in this age of tension. In a state of emergency in India even fundamental rights can be suspended.
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Community life demands an exchange of views or sharing of grief- "Where people sit and hear each other's groan"-and joys. If society is to adopt a democratic set up, every one should be allowed to express one's point of view. Similarly freedom to act, move and associate give not only psychological satisfaction by satisfying his personal ego but also a sense of individuality.
Man unconsciously or consciously merges his personal self with the social self but even this is goaded by the desire to be secure. It is quite clear that freedom does not mean self with the social self but even this is goaded by the desire to be secure. It is quite clear that freedom does not mean licence, it cannot encroach and should not encroach upon the freedom of others.
Sacrifices will have to be made for the society as a whole. Man, while living in society, does not ignore his selfish interests though in the larger interests he has to subordinate those interests. In face right imply duties and freedom for social being is limited by the interest of others. Absence of freedom makes one to consider oneself nothing more than dumb driven cattle and loses the power to think and act.
Despite this. man is in chains. One of the political thinkers points out that they very existence of state is the negation of liberty. Laws bind man and some of them confer no positive right. 'Keep to the left' is a traffic rule which is observed because it is a matter of convenience; Hindu Marriage Act is the recognition of an established custom of society. these and many other laws, place curbs on activities, which do not encroach upon the freedom of others. The governments make use of emergency whenever there is war or threat of war whereas the latter always persists in this age of tension. In a state of emergency in India even fundamental rights can be suspended.
[ Part 2] [ Part 3] [ Part 4]
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