Marx saw that within its own terms this defence of capitalism is coherent; but he also saw that from a broader, historical perspective, the liberal definition of freedom is open to a fundamental objection. An everyday example illustrates this objection. Suppose I live in the suburbs and work in the city. I could drive my car to work, or take the bus. I prefer not to wait for the bus, so I take my car. Fifty thousand other people living in my suburb make the same decision. The road to town is choked with cars. It takes each of us an hour to travel ten kilometres.
