When debating types of government, the level of freedom that citizens enjoy is somewhat in the eye of the beholder. I suppose the form of government that would provide people the most unlimited version of freedom would be anarchy, which is to say no government at all. If there were no government (according to an anarchist) then there would be no government constraint... perfect freedom. Now that said, anarchy has obviously never taken root in...
When debating types of government, the level of freedom that citizens enjoy is somewhat in the eye of the beholder. I suppose the form of government that would provide people the most unlimited version of freedom would be anarchy, which is to say no government at all. If there were no government (according to an anarchist) then there would be no government constraint... perfect freedom. Now that said, anarchy has obviously never taken root in an entire society. So, for my money, I would say that a direct democracy offers its citizens the most freedom. The citizenry votes on each measure that the government deals with... in other words, the citizens have ultimate freedom of choice, for example in ancient Athens.
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