"Ordered liberty," what Americans will soon fight for instead of freedom.

The Orange County Register -- Commentary section ^ | 4 August 2002 | Viet D. Dinh, U.S. Assistant Attorney General

[thinktwice]

Fundamental to the rule of law is the concept of ordered liberty. The core meaning of that concept, in turn, is profoundly relevant to our current war against terror.

Some have suggested that the actions we have taken to prosecute that war are a threat to liberty; others defend those actions as vital to the preservation of our liberty. I seek today to mediate these opposing viewpoints by exploring the meaning of ordered liberty.

This return to first principles may seem pedantic, but I think it is important at this time of peril for us to take stock of certain basic questions: 1) what is it we are fighting for; 2) who is it we are fighting against; and 3) how are we to wage this fight?

I. For What Are We Fighting? The Concept of Ordered Liberty.

[thinktwice]

Fyi ... and a question.

Why is this person part of the Bush administration?

[mlocher]

The mainland China population has about the best order any governmemt can provide, and all those Chinese people have the liberty to ... ride bicycles?

for any order to be helpful and lasting, it must be derived out of respect. china has some order to its society, but it is driven by fear, heritage and relationships. that is why you see the dichotomy in china.