Question

James Madison declared, “Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty as well as the abuses of power.” This statement reflected a concern that public liberty might endanger private liberty. Carefully analyze this concern. Why might some Americans take this view? Which liberty was more valued? How did the final Constitution reflect this concern?

Answer 1

Americans take this view because of what the people is doing right now. We are given too much freedom and liberty that sometimes we forgot if what we are doing is right or wrong. Posts in social medias about accidents that should have been filtered and not publicized to gain what? Fame? Are we not concerned about the privacy of the person being murdered and respect him/her by not publicizing it? Sometimes we are full of ourselves that we forgot the value of the person who suffered or we feel like what we did is right. The liberty that is most valued is the private liberty, those who are to be kept confidential.