If was to define freedom, I would have to say that freedom is such a beautiful. It is the taste of fresh air when going out of a enclosed area for a long time. It is the sensational feeling of being able to do anything you want without being restricted. BUT, if a man is given too much freedom, the desire of obtaining power will take over his soul filling him with greed and gluttony. With too much freedom, a man would not obey any law and the world would turn chaotic.
John Locke, a well-known philosopher, states that every human being has three natural rights: Life, Liberty, and Property. People should have limited freedom, meaning that they should have the freedom in some things while they are restricted into other things that could cause a negative impact. For instance, I, myself have a lot of freedom. I have the freedom to do whatever I want or say whatever I wish, as long as it doesn't interfere or harm any other individual. People usually know what is right and what is wrong by their ethical and moral standards, but there are also laws made to ensure that things don't get out of hand. Law and regulations take away parts of a person's freedom to prevent them from doing things that could lead to anarchy. The government create laws to prevent people from causing disgraceful acts such as stealing, killing, selling drugs and dangerous weapons, and many many more. I strongly agree that people's freedom should be restricted for the safety of civilians and society as a whole. The only thing I disagree is the ability to express our point of view to public. The ability to shout out how we feel or how we think to public can be denied by the government because of their fear that the people would take over the government. Even though there is a reasoning behind why we could not have the freedom to express how we feel about everything, I believe that everybody should be able to do so to create a change.
The government intrudes upon privacy in many ways, and they are able to do so because they are 'the government'. The government intrudes on personal information of a person and keeps track of everything about them. The government knows information such as the home address of a person, personal records, and other information that is personal. The government knows the amount of money a person makes and taxes the person. Personally, I do not feel intruded or aware because I believe that it is the job of the government to keep track of these issues and collect taxes to improve the environment (well, unless if the government is corrupted) to improve the lives of civilians.
In 1984, the party motto "War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorant is Strength" is used. This motto is unusual because the motto is very contradicting and filled with antonyms. War definitely does not make peace, freedom is not slavery and ignorant is never a strength. This shows that there is a sense of contradiction in the party and gives us a sign that the party wants to brainwash and take advantage of the people by sending the wrong message and believing in what is extremely not true.
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