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Mancur Olson: "Liberalisme kuno Wicksell mengingatkan kita pada sikap...

"Liberalisme kuno Wicksell mengingatkan kita pada sikap John Maynard Keynes terhadap wajib militer selama Perang Dunia I. Keynes menentang wajib militer, tetapi dia bukan seorang pasifis. Dia menentang wajib militer karena itu menghilangkan hak warga negara untuk memutuskan sendiri apakah akan bergabung atau tidak. Keynes dibebaskan sebagai pegawai negeri sipil dari wajib militer; jadi tidak perlu mempertanyakan ketulusannya. Tampaknya kepercayaannya pada hak-hak individu terhadap mayoritas rekan senegaranya memang sangat kuat."

--- Mancur Olson

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Wicksell's old-fashioned liberalism is reminiscent of John Maynard Keynes' attitude toward conscription during World War I. Keynes opposed conscription, but he was not a pacifist. He opposed conscription because it deprived the citizen of the right to decide for himself whether or not to join in the fight. Keynes was exempt as a civil servant from conscription; so there is no need to question his sincerity. Apparently his belief in the rights of the individual against a majority of his compatriots was very strong indeed.