The Nature of Authority

Authority is organized power.

It creates systems.It establishes order.It defines rules for collective living.

Law determines the reach of that authority.

When authority is clearly defined and carefully limited, individuals retain space to live and act within that structure.

That preserved space is called liberty.

Freedom is the natural condition.Liberty reflects how much room a system leaves for that condition to operate.

The broader authority grows, the smaller that space becomes.

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