Green and dewey

Green rightly states that even though we have freedoms, such as the freedoms to act as we like, the reason why these freedoms exist is because we are not free in certain respects. We are not free to kill and steal and do whatever we want to compulsively, such as in Hobbes state of Nature. Because there are things that we are not allowed to do, because of government, the word freedom exists; it would not exist if we could do whatever we pleased. However, we need a governing body to give each individual rights to property. Therefore, by giving up certain freedoms to a governing body, we gain the right to our own property and we gain new freedoms that do not exist in a "state of nature." If we can work together, as a community, we gain new freedoms that are impossible if each person is savage.

John Dewey however, believes differently. Even though he understands that certain liberties are exchanged for certain rights, he also believes that this exchange comes with a high price. With control over the distribution of freedom, comes immense power. When freedoms are exchanged, there are always some people losing power, and some people gaining it. War and revolutions happen because of people who want to change the control over liberty.