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This article is from the Lawful Arrest/Search/Seizure FAQ, by Ahimsa Dhamapada ahimsa@mu.clarityconnect.net with numerous contributions by others.

3.8: What is a license?

By definition, a license is an instrument conveying a
right. This is, of course, absurd, except to a tyrant:
someone who wants to exersize control over another.
A license is a right turned into a privilege.

The right to travel or move about freely is one such right,
exemplified by the "privilege" of the driver's license.
The passport, voter registration, the liberty card (used
by U.S. military personal), are more examples.

 

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