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Protecting Human Rights In An Age Of Insecurity

Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls

08/02/2011

 

"(1) Freedom and Security

1.Karl Popper concluded the final chapter of the first volume of his seminal work, The Open Society and Its Enemies, by saying this,

‘[I]f we wish to remain human, then there is only one way, the way into the open society. We must go on into the unknown, the uncertain and insecure, using what reason we may have to plan as well as we can for both security and freedom..."
 

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