A Pity Society Can't Offer The Ideal: More Rules For You, Fewer For Me

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Even while relishing freedom, Americans used to distinguish it from mere license. The phrase “within limits” was accepted as a tacit amendment to the liberty to do as one pleases. A glance at people’s behavior (to say nothing of movies, TV shows, music, etc.) might suggest such thinking has died out. When you ask people about the topic, though, many have misgivings about the consequences of unrestrained freedom.

A survey conducted for Adweek by Alden & Associates Marketing Research of Palos Verdes/ Redondo Beach, Calif.,

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