{"id":37416,"date":"2018-06-25T12:47:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T19:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/?p=37416"},"modified":"2018-06-25T15:17:08","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T22:17:08","slug":"which-is-more-dangerous-to-liberty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/25\/which-is-more-dangerous-to-liberty\/","title":{"rendered":"Which is more dangerous to liberty?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This question arose after discussion with a long-time reader. I think he and I will end up agreeing to disagree. <\/p>\n<p>What do you think? I hope you&#8217;ll also elaborate on your reasons in the comment section.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong><\/strong> I have simplified the language of the first two questions. One person said the original wording* was biased and editorializing. I suspect another might say the same, but in the opposite direction. So I stripped the wording down to bare essentials. 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I think he and I will end up agreeing to disagree. What do you think? I hope you&#8217;ll also elaborate on your reasons in the comment section. UPDATE: I have simplified the language of the first two questions. One person said the original wording* was biased and editorializing. I suspect another might say the same, but in the opposite direction. So I stripped the wording down to bare essentials. 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