ABSTRACT
A gradual growth in the number of restrictions erodes a person's freedom to choose from a set of many options, and serves to diminish the power of the act of choosing as a central feature of a society. Commands can demand that people make a choice, like the commands in some countries to participate in the election process. These commands and restrictions are the primary features that limit the freedom of choice of everyday people in contemporary society. Restrictions are often formulated as the conditions that have to be satisfied before an individual can choose one of the available alternatives. Whereas freedom of choice is the symbol of a liberal society, restrictions and commands are the symbols of an authoritarian society. The relationship between freedom of choice and restrictions and commands operates according to the zero-sum principle. Commands essentially provide a way of controlling human behaviour inside organizations that perform various professional functions in society.
