But It overlooks that this is a small price to pay for the liberty that is ours. If we are to have freedom. it must include the right occasionally to be a fool. And especially is this true when our foolishness doesnt hurt anyone else. This storyone of which I am sure. though I cannot vouchsafe itillustrates the corrosive and degenerative effect of the failure of the individual to act on his own initiative--even If he act stupidly on occasions. An aged refugee sought asylum from communism among us. After a few years he asked to be sent back. His reason was unusual.