Table 12.1 presents these master principles. In Chapter 10 I have discussed three principles of conflict resolution and in Chapter 11 the Positive Peace Principle. It is this. Promote freedom . The answer is contained in three corollaries that I will consider in turn.
Freedom maximizes the happiness and dignity of the greatest number.
Each of us is an individual, whether citizen, group member, leader, or ruler. Each of us has our subjective world, our own perspective, our unique interests and values. Others cannot know our wants and values, what affects our self-esteem. Our priorities, our ordering of desires, is personal. Thus, freedom is necessary.