| We are masters of self-indulgence, and
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| | He, like many others, is a slave to our
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| slaves of self-interest. Quite the
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| | growing culture of self-interest.
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| contradiction: but quite the truth. For
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| | Staunch self-interest usually dictates
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| the most part, we Americans - seem to
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| | that "I" matter more than
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| have changed the definition of personal
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| | anyone else around "me,"
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| freedom to a constitutional battering
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| | including all of "my" thoughts,
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| ram.
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| | opinions, desires, and beliefs.
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| We're enslaved by foods, lifestyles, and
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| | How could this type of existence ever be
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| fetishes, to name a few.
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| | right? More and more we are becoming
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| Whatever controls us is our master, and
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| | spellbound by and acclimated to our own
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| we are its slaves.
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| | self-indulgence and exaggerated sense of
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| Recently a young man on a high school
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| | importance.
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| campus stood outside of the school with
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| | Where do we find permanent solutions when
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| his friends displaying a sign which read
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| | we are both master and slave of our own
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| "Bong hits 4 Jesus," an
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| | condition?
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| apparent reference to and support of
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| | What about the Californian slaves who are
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| marijuana usage.
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| | crying foul every time their personal and
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| The teenager was ordered to cease
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| | private enjoyment of cigarette smoking is
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| displaying the sign, to which he
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| | limited to something more personal and
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| responded by filing for certiorari to the
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| | private?
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| U.S. Supreme Court citing a violation of
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| | Am I expected to give up my right to
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| his First Amendment right to free speech.
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| | breathe air free of dried, nicotine rich,
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| What drivel!
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| | burning tobacco leaves, to make way for
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| Why does every Tom, Dick, and Jane
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| | the slave who believes his personal
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| believe that they have a personal right
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| | enjoyment trumps my personal health?
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| and personal "freedom" to
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| impose their subjective views on everyone
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| | By the way, in case none of the slaves
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| else? It's simple. They're slaves, and
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| | have looked it up, nicotine is a
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| slaves do: what they're told to do.
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| | poisonous alkaloid that is the chief
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| If the only voice of "reason"
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| | active principle of tobacco and is used
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| we listen to is our own voice we are
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| | as an insecticide.
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| bound to begin believing that anything we
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| | Sure...I'll just move right on over for
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| say or do in public is acceptable solely
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| | you.
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| on the basis of that personal belief and
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| | True liberty takes into account the
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| hubris.
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| | masses, and not just self.
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| Why couldn't the young man express and
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| | There's a time and place for everything.
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| discuss those particular sentiments in a
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| | But as long as we remain enslaved by
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| private setting and proper forum?
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| | self-interest, the time and place for
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| Frankly, he did what he did because he
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| | everything will be perpetually here and
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| couldn't help himself.
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| | now.
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