Quote 853“Judgment is given to men that they may use it. Because it may be used erroneously, are men to be told that they ought not to use it at all?” -- John Stuart MillWhat is a ban?An official or legal prohibition:Types of bansYou can ban...
Why are things banned?“Look at the moral atmosphere today. Every-thing enjoyable, from cigarettes to sex to ambition to the profit motive, is considered depraved or sinful.. Just to prove that a thing makes men happy- and you have dammed it.” -- Ayn RandThe reason why things are banned. People in power can't tell who will use them responsibly.
"I'm not Santa Claus. I can't figure out who's naughty and who's nice," he said. "So we went ahead and banned all of them."
Of those users that use the banned item, and are irreponsible
Banning is an archaiac Victorian attitude, that has very little relevance in the 21st century
Understanding?"Public misunderstanding, ignorance and possibly contempt for liberty play into the hands of people who want to control our lives."
"One of the least-understood functions of private property rights is that of determining who may harm whom in what ways."
"If we banned or restricted all activities that affect, harm or have the possibility of harming other people, it wouldn't be a very nice life."
Has banning ever worked?Prohibition doesn't workClearly not every kind of act that causes harm to others can be rightly prohibited.
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