Word: trade-offs
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There is, of course, ample room for honest disagreement as to when the harm done by individuals acting freely outweighs that done by restricting their freedom. But, it's always a trade-off, and if the restrictions serve no purpose except that of imposing majority values on a minority (as...
On the surface, the two sides suddenly seemed to be edging toward genuine compromise. Both talked of dramatic cuts in nuclear arsenals and a limit of 6,000 on the number of nuclear "charges," the new arms-control argot for warheads and bombs. Both offered freezes and reductions on missiles...
The authors of the current report rightly note a delicate trade-off between the interest of the community and the privacy of individuals when sexual harassment is at issue. What they fail to recognize is that the trade-off is not an all-or-nothing affair.
That is a hotly debated argument. The Reagan Administration carefully refrained from calling the MX a bargaining "chip," which would imply a willingness to trade the system away. Even if the MX were used in the talks, moreover, that would provide no guarantee that its status would remain permanently negotiable...
There is of course, ample room for honest disagreement as to when the harm caused by individuals acting freely is so great as to justify the harm inherent in restricting them. My basic quarrel with Mr. Stevens, I think, is that he seems unaware that every restriction involves such a...