Too wordy?
How about this one from Thomas Sowell...
Gun Control: OSHA for criminals.

What do I think?
I think this quote is a perfect example of a truism. It is advice without a reason: "It is good to be good." But even more amazing is such a useless quote can inspire so many comments.
Walt

I like the notion of freedom as "being without compulsion" and I like Kant's conclusion that therefore it is a natural right. What I don't see is that Kant has given a reason to use the word "therefore." For him, it is that freedom tends to be universal according to a universal law. That's weak. Only if your name is famous can you get away with something as weak as that. Maybe something was lost in translation. A more mature reason for natural rights is the economic basis for morality. That through thousands of generations memes that work make that race, that culture more successful.