World-renowned economist, the late great Milton Friedman addresses the question of whether morality can be forced on people. His response is genius: if you’re not free to sin, then you’re not free to be virtuous. The main problem with the state forcing people to be good is that it is impossible for another party to ascertain the moral value of one’s action.

Here’s the articulate question and Friedman’s answer:

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