A license is a document that grants the bearer permission to engage in an activity or occupation that is otherwise considered illegal.
If you pay "tribute" to a government agency for their protection and friendship they will issue you a "license" to fish, hunt, drive, marry etc with impunity.
A method of the "state" exercising control of the populace.
If you pay "tribute" to a government agency for their protection and friendship they will issue you a "license" to fish, hunt, drive, marry etc with impunity.
A method of the "state" exercising control of the populace.
cop: "Show me your license!"
driver: "I don't have one."
cop: "You're under arrest..(enter standard Miranda warning)"
driver: "I don't have one."
cop: "You're under arrest..(enter standard Miranda warning)"
by FN64GR September 29, 2006
Get the license mug.A human right or privilege, that was stolen by the government or surrendered to the government out of fear or compulsion, and then has been sold back to the bearer.
Human beings possess a God-given right to travel, hunt, fish, or establish a business, but, to operate a motor vehicle, shoot deer, attempt to catch a trout, or set up a coffee shop, the law requires a license.
by n8bar March 24, 2017
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"1. Lack of due restraint; excessive freedom: “When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near” (Will Durant).
2. Heedlessness for the precepts of proper behavior; licentiousness."
The definition of 'license' that is synonymous with 'licentious' evolved from a very different definition:
"1. a. Official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing. See synonyms at permission.
b. A document, plate, or tag that is issued as proof of official or legal permission: a driver's license.
2. Deviation from normal rules, practices, or methods in order to achieve a certain end or effect."
These meanings are derived from "Middle English licence, from Old French, from Medieval Latin licentia, authorization, from Latin, freedom, from licens, licent-, present participle of licere, to be permitted."
License in the context that I want to focus on in related definitions such as libertarian and libertine is the lack of proper restraint or licentiousness.
Defenders of liberty have traditionally gone to great lengths to distance liberty from license. Tragically, modern leftist liberals and modal libertarians have conflated the the two. License is a perversion of liberty that has morphed into its opposite.
"1. Lack of due restraint; excessive freedom: “When liberty becomes license, dictatorship is near” (Will Durant).
2. Heedlessness for the precepts of proper behavior; licentiousness."
The definition of 'license' that is synonymous with 'licentious' evolved from a very different definition:
"1. a. Official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing. See synonyms at permission.
b. A document, plate, or tag that is issued as proof of official or legal permission: a driver's license.
2. Deviation from normal rules, practices, or methods in order to achieve a certain end or effect."
These meanings are derived from "Middle English licence, from Old French, from Medieval Latin licentia, authorization, from Latin, freedom, from licens, licent-, present participle of licere, to be permitted."
License in the context that I want to focus on in related definitions such as libertarian and libertine is the lack of proper restraint or licentiousness.
Defenders of liberty have traditionally gone to great lengths to distance liberty from license. Tragically, modern leftist liberals and modal libertarians have conflated the the two. License is a perversion of liberty that has morphed into its opposite.
Modal libertarian: I love to exercise my liberty by watching some porn while I smoke pot.
Paleo-libertarian: You are confusing liberty and license.
Paleo-libertarian: You are confusing liberty and license.
by Tex in Tex July 2, 2008
Get the license mug.A piece of worthless, meaningless plastic, usually with ones picture and some personal information. If you have one, it means you spend time @ the DMV like a fucking idiot taking tests and what not. If you dont it means you r a mexican or another minortity (not white trash) and dont feel that it is neccesary and wont get cought without one.
Adrian: I got pulled over again, and I still dont have a license.
Andy: Y the cops always tryn' to catch you ridin' dirty?
Adrian: Cause' of the color of my skin.
Andy: Y the cops always tryn' to catch you ridin' dirty?
Adrian: Cause' of the color of my skin.
by Ginger H. Ater February 3, 2007
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Get the License mug.Oh hey yeah Mikey was telling me about that. That's crazy! What's funny is that what you said is exactly how I described what's happening to me. You do that a lot. Intentionally. Seemingly intentionally. I mean, 'a tweet for help?' Come on now. I mean, you know back in 2018 (I started in 2017 btw) I was in the sex cult but I was fan. Really. We didn't have a problem until the Andy Ngo episode of the Jordan B. Peterson podcast. Where you and your father started doing the thing that you're doing here.
Hym "Wow honey, you sound crazy saying that shit. 'The government has infiltrated the colleges!' People are going to think you're nuts. I wouldn't have posted that if I was you. And, you know, I was telling Mike something about this license earlier. I says to him, I says: 'You know, it's ironic that they're coming for him because he said (about the activist-types) they need to be careful what they say because someone they are talking about may be on a board that determines whether or not you get a grant or keep your license.' And I thought that was funny because that is the opposite of meritocracy. That's literally just equity without the racial element. See, I hope that trying to hoist me by my own petard isn't having any real world consequences for you... You know? Cus you would look pretty fucking stupid if you tried to impose my own personal hell on me and then got caught doing it...
Hym "Wow honey, you sound crazy saying that shit. 'The government has infiltrated the colleges!' People are going to think you're nuts. I wouldn't have posted that if I was you. And, you know, I was telling Mike something about this license earlier. I says to him, I says: 'You know, it's ironic that they're coming for him because he said (about the activist-types) they need to be careful what they say because someone they are talking about may be on a board that determines whether or not you get a grant or keep your license.' And I thought that was funny because that is the opposite of meritocracy. That's literally just equity without the racial element. See, I hope that trying to hoist me by my own petard isn't having any real world consequences for you... You know? Cus you would look pretty fucking stupid if you tried to impose my own personal hell on me and then got caught doing it...
Right? Because he's the book God's one true prophet and all... It would make him look pretty bad. And not me 'Hym' but 'him' him... Especially if I am autistic... That would be even worse for you, right? Hilarious. Nobody made you do any of this (by the way). You could have done the right thing at any time. I mean, if this is how you act when you believe an omniscient reality monster is watching, I'd hate to see you when no one is watching... But, hey, I'm here if you need anything. A place to stay. A sneaky link (your husband has to pretend I don't exist so it doesn't count as cheating 😘). Anything. You know how the old saying goes 'A daughter of my eternal rival is a daughter of mine' Which... ew, kind of makes my solicitation gross... ugh, yeah, you know what? That's off the table. We just... Yeah, no... It just wouldn't feel right at this point but, hey, anything other than sex and I'm there, kay? That license shit is crazy though. Alright. Talk to you later luv ya buhbye 👋"
by Hym Iam January 7, 2023
Get the License mug.No you fucking won't bitch. If my name comes up you would not post that shit if your slut daughter's life depended on it. They didn't get you yet? Could it possibly be that as soon as you found out you FLED TO JERUSALEM to seek the protection of the Jews? That's what it looked like! The day I found that Canadian youtube channel talking about your trial you posted a video claiming to being out of the country. You fled like the coward you are. You're going to hide indefinitely so you can bend the practice of psychology to your whim that you may siphon money from sad desperate people and literally sell their souls to the church that worships a God you DON'T ACTUALLY BELIEVE IN.
Hym "I honestly don't care about your license. That definition I'm going to post is going to be funny though so watch for that. Why do you even care if they take your license? IS IT A MATTER OF PRIDE, JORDAN? Do you take PRIDE in your accomplishments and your credentials? It seems like the only person doing whatever they want at a whim here is YOU. But it's fine when you do it. And that's what this is about. You and Sam Harris both. You don't care what people believe. So long as everyone else is subordinated TO ENSURE THAT YOU AND YOUR KIDS DON'T HAVE TO BE."
by Hym Iam August 12, 2023
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