permissiveness

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Meaning

a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

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The permissiveness of society must be balanced with authoritativeness. Ferdinand Marcos

It is important not to confuse freedom with mere permissiveness. Theodore Kaczynski

One does not have freedom if anyone else (especially a large organization) has power over one, no matter how benevolently, tolerantly and permissively that power may be exercised. It is important not to confuse freedom with mere permissiveness. Theodore Kaczynski

Permissiveness is the principle of treating children as if they were adults; and the tactic of making sure they never reach that stage. Thomas Szasz

As a result of this grammatical permissiveness, there is a tendency to gravitate towards brevity; Japanese speakers tend to omit pronouns on the theory they are inferred from the previous sentence, and are therefore understood. Source: Internet

Spock himself, in his autobiography, pointed out that he had never advocated permissiveness; also, that the attacks and claims that he had ruined American youth only arose after his public opposition to the Vietnam war. Source: Internet

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