Freedom cannot be imposed because a free society works best where coercion is least; people must self-determine and choose freedom from the bottom up, which means allowing them to decide whether they want it, making 'imposing freedom' an inherent contradiction.

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Speaker

Christopher Coyne

Evidence Quote

a free society works best where coercion is least so we don't want to have to impose it and coerce it upon them we want them to choose it

Source

Christopher Coyne on Exporting Democracy after War 04/07/2008EconTalk
Created: 6/15/2026, 9:29:02 AM

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