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A member of the audience holds up a placard as U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses Medicare for All legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Sept. 13, 2017. Today, many people are concerned about "rights" to "free" healthcare and other state benefits, but do they come at the cost of true freedom? JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images
In a previous article, I described six kinds of freedom. And all my life, I have believed that in a democracy, freedom is the dominant passion of the people. But now I think not.
William Gairdner is a best-selling author living near Toronto. His latest book is "Beyond the Rhetoric" (2021). His website is WilliamGairdner.ca, and on youtube.com/@William-Gairdner