Free society

For the anarchist newspaper, see Free Society.

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In a theoretical free society, all individuals act voluntarily while also having the power and resources to fulfill their potential. Individuals in a free society find it safe to be unpopular. This can be elaborated in terms of freedom of speech - if people have a right to express their views without fear of arrest, imprisonment, or physical harm.

In a free society, individuals would organize in voluntary associations, including free market and communist societies. In a free society, individuals would gain more prosperity, of non-aggression principle.

See also

• Classless society
• Open society
• Voluntary society
• Anarchism
• Free Speech
• Censorship

External links

• The Foundations of a Free Society
• A Free Society Requires the Myth of a Higher Law