December 2007
6 posts
“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from...”
– Thomas Jefferson.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Can government become too helpful? Absolutely. Can it get too large? Absolutely.
The larger a government grows, and the more restrictions, laws, and expectations are placed on the people. These may be intended to increase our individual securities, but largely curb our personal liberties and rights, and are vastly unacceptable. Government is designed to serve two purposes. The first is to provide...
“The government that governs best governs least.”
– Thomas Paine
Random Thought #1
There is not a greater evil than one with sympathy tending to do good. We tend to forget that we learn best from doing ourselves. When others do for us, or help us out to the extent where we do not see what may be taking place, we learn nothing. I get tired of charity, and welfare. Although charity is good to an extent, it goes too far these days. I think the root of the problem exists because we...
“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson