Little Hawk, I think your example of your lack of freedom, the right to do what you want, is not a good one.

You say: "For instance, I can't build a fire on my own back property in order to dispose of deadwood, because there is presently a total ban on burning outdoors in my jurisdiction. This, despite the fact that I am quite capable of safely doing so, without causing a disaster to occur. The reason for the ban is that some people are not very careful how or where they build a fire, and they do end up causing a disaster. So the local government has decided to play it safe and ban ALL people from doing it.

"This pisses me off. I am powerless in the face of their ban, and I don't like that. But I accept it, because I am not interested in either being fined or leading a Quixotic (and doomed) crusade to oppose their ban.

"I will find other solutions for cleaning up the brush and deadwood on my property. They will be more time-consuming and difficult solutions, but I will find them."

Just wait to clear the deadwood until the summer is over and the hazards of wild fire recede, Little Hawk.

You disappoint me. Being the philosopher you are, I should have thought that patience for you would come easy. :) I don't call myself that and yet I have no problem with considering and incorporating the concept of the greater good.