Analogies and Liberty
I was struck by the impact of insightful analogies in making the compelling case for liberty come alive as I re-read F.A. Harper's Liberty: A Path for its Recovery.
As he put it, liberty's comparative advantage over coercion is that "Truth has a power that is no respecter of persons, nor of the numbers of persons who may at any time be in darkness about truth. Truth has a power that cannot be touched by physical force. It is impossible to shoot a truth," and analogies are often the best way to convey the truth. Consider just a few of Harper's insights…
