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    Challenges→Liberties of speech, association, worship, and choice of profession are more important than liberties such as driving the wrong way on a one-way street, not wearing a seat belt, or disposing of gross income freely.

    A principled liberty hierarchy cannot treat economic self-determination as categorically less important than speech without presupposing a contested perfectionist ranking of human activities.

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    Key Terms

    Categorically(as used in logic and philosophy)
    In a complete, absolute, and unconditional way—without any 'ifs,' 'ands,' or 'buts.'
    Economic self-determination(in discussions of individual rights and economic freedom)
    The freedom to make your own choices about how you earn money, spend it, and control your economic life without external interference.
    Human activities(in this statement, referring to the different ways people spend their time and exercise their freedoms)
    The various things people do with their lives—like creating art, making money, speaking, building relationships, etc.
    Liberty hierarchy(in political philosophy and rights theory)
    A ranking system that treats some freedoms as more important or valuable than others.
    Perfectionism (contested perfectionist ranking)

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    A view that some ways of living or activities are objectively better or more valuable than others, rather than all being equally legitimate.
    Presupposing(what the externalist secretly assumes in their reasoning)
    To assume something is already true without proving it, usually without realizing you're doing it.

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