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> [I typically don't use the distinction 'positive' and 'negative' liberty, because negative sounds bad and positive sounds good, and I don't think that the terminology ought to prejudice us one way or the other. So I think the more descriptive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-barnett/i-typically-don-t-use-the-distinction-positive-and-negative-liberty/)

Randy Barnett

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## More by Randy Barnett

> [I typically don't use the distinction 'positive' and 'negative' liberty, because negative sounds bad and positive sounds good, and I don't think that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-barnett/i-typically-don-t-use-the-distinction-positive-and-negative-liberty/)

Randy Barnett

> [Every hour spent investigating a drug user or seller is an hour that could have been used to find a missing child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-barnett/every-hour-spent-investigating-a-drug-user-or-seller-is-an-hour-that/)

Randy Barnett

> [Given her lack of experience, does anyone doubt that Ms. Miers's only qualification to be a Supreme Court justice is her close connection to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-barnett/given-her-lack-of-experience-does-anyone-doubt-that-ms-miers-s-only/)

Randy Barnett

> [Every dollar spent to punish a drug user or seller is a dollar that cannot be spent collecting restitution from a robber. Every hour…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-barnett/every-dollar-spent-to-punish-a-drug-user-or-seller-is-a-dollar-that/)

Randy Barnett

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