Full Idea
It is not good to be too free.
Gist of Idea
It is not good to be too free
Source
Blaise Pascal (Pensées [1662], 57 (379))
Book Reference
Pascal,Blaise: 'Pensées', ed/tr. Krailsheimer,A.J. [Penguin 1966], p.45
A Reaction
All Americans, please take note. I agree with this, because I agree with Aristotle that man is essentially a social animal (Idea 5133), and living in a community is a matter of compromise. Extreme libertarianism contradicts our natures, and causes misery.
Related Idea
Idea 5133 Man is by nature a social being [Aristotle]