It is impossible to base a voting system on the principle of government getting out of the way. The closure of voting booths is a sign of an ailing democracy, not a healthy one. Only positive freedom makes sense: people apply their values in the world thanks to institutions justified by their capacity to help. Freedom is positive in the sense that it arises from us; it is positive in the sense that it affirms values; and it is positive in the sense that it informs politics. All that begins with knowledge of others, which leads to knowledge of ourselves. Only by taking a hard look at our
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