Freedom Not License

A phrase meaning that everyone has the freedom to do whatever they want but not the license to encroach on other people's freedom.

Origin: Coined by Alexander Sutherland Neill in 1966.

You have the freedom to say whatever you want but hate speech isn't allowed because it encroaches on people's freedom to not be harmed. You have freedom not license.

by Shugunou April 18, 2023