Question

your freedom ends where my nose begins discuss in light of the rules of the road​

Answer 1

Answer:

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.? John B. Finch? John Stuart Mill? Abraham Lincoln? Zechariah Chafee, Jr.?

Dear Quote Investigator: I am writing a book on the theme of freedom and would like to include a classic quotation about the pragmatic limitations on liberty. My research has identified several versions of this popular saying:

The right to swing my fist ends where the other man’s nose begins.

The right to swing my arms in any direction ends where your nose begins.

My right to swing my fist ends where your nose begins.

Answer 2

The meaning of this statement is as follows:

Explanation:

• In the context of “The Rule of the Roads” the given statement conveys the principle that a person’s right to practice whatever “liberty” they think they’re authorized to ends when that liberty threatens somebody’s life and safety.

• A person’s freedom is justifiable to certain limits.  

• These limits began when someone’s exercise of freedom starts posing a threat to someone else’s life.

• One’s freedom of action should never harm another person.