How far should the state protect citizens from their own (potentially harmful) choices?

‘We can’t have a situation where we protect you even from yourself. If the entire population needs to be protected from their own choices, then we will be in a very, very sorry state in the future.’

- Minister for Community, Youth and Sports, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan

(Many examples of how Singaporeans were deprived of choice, for their own good.)