Lets say it were the 1600s and the U.S. is expanding westward into the relative unknown. There’s clearly risk and danger and uncertainty.
Or let’s say it’s a hypothetical future sci fi scenario and mankind is expanding to other plants with similar challenges (eg like the Expanse tv mini series expansion through the Rings).
In either of the above, or similar, and without the benefit of historical foresight, if you were somehow the ultimate controlling authority in the current government of those who would be pioneers, to what extent would you (individually as a liberal, but not necessarily speaking for all liberals) impose or not impose rules, constraints or similar on would be pione