Do laws restrict our freedom? Laws are the rules what are enacted to impose on people or protect people's rights. Although people's freedom are restricted in some extent by laws, I still believe they are essential in regulating people's behaviour. If citizens obey the rules and regulations, society could be kept in order, and the economy could be developed prosperously. In contrast, the traffic accident would increase and the traffic congestion would become a severe problem if somebody behaves against traffic rules. People who sell the fake and inferior products on the Internet should be punished by laws, otherwise consumers would not dare to buy anything online, thus impact the economy adversely. With the restriction of laws, people can also live in a harmonious and closely-knit society to enjoy their life. Like sometimes people are likely to be motivated by self-interest to do something harmful to others. If they abide by the regulations, they will respect and get alone with others well. Admittedly, laws are inevitably restrain individuals' freedom sometimes, even hamper the social development. For instance, the commercial activities would not be prosperous while various restrictions was imposed to the market by the government. High income earners have to subject to a considerable amount of incoming tax required by laws. As a result, people tend to miss out motivation to put in their effort to promote the income. The state should relieve some limitation to encourage people's revolution and creation which will be beneficial to the development of society. It is reasonable to conclude that society could not run stably without laws which primary purpose is to maintain a peaceful life for individuals, though these rules curb people to act at will.