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a. In your view, when should governments enforce a "live and let live" rule: on issues that matter most to people (e.g., matters oflife and death, matters of how much income to give to the government, matters of religion, matters of sexuality) or on the issues that matter least to people (e.g., what flavors of spices are permitted at the dinner table, what kind of clothing is acceptable in public)?

b. Europeans fought a lot of wars in the 1500s over the right to meddlesome preferences.

Thinking back on your history courses, what preferences did Europeans want to meddle with?

c. What was the usual argument given in the 1500s for why it was right to meddle with other people's preferences?

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