Reasons for and justification of the order of liberty as a societal principle

From an external perspective, a number of reasons can be put forward in favour of the right to freedom (12.1). But however profound they may be in themselves, these reasons do not constitute a justification of this right. Ultimately, such a justification would require an intra-societal criterion. But there is no such criterion; the unanimity principle in particular is applicable solely to subordinate issues, at best (12.2).