Republicans

I'm a republican. Not that I vote republican (though I will...) but that I believe in the theory of self-rule. See, Aristotle came up with the idea of republicanism, which just means self rule and less government. Which is nice, because it should grant more freedom. However, another philosopher; Hegel, once said "Freedom can't be obtained from individual practice of rights" Which I think is true to a certain point. Freedom can't exist if the strongest kill the weakest; but there is also no freedom in the government deciding what is best for everybody. There has to be a middle ground. I believe that to have freedom for everyone, some need freedoms taken from them; but if we take too many freedoms away, the balance of power shifts too much and no one can be happy. What do you guys think? Comment and lemme know. If you like the site, share it with Stumble, FB, or Twitter.