Mr Franklin lived in a simpler, more black and white time.

The ethics of the eighteenth century, like the seventh century Islam the extreme islamists seem to aspire to, have much good in them, but are not appropriate for the 21st Century.

The right to travel where you want at the maximum possible speed is tempered by the needs of society.

We make a million "best choice" decisions which erode freedoms, but allow us to live in a society, not anarchy.

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