Sunday, April 5, 2009

Chapter, The First

The 18th Century Thomas Paine said that society is mankind's tool for furthering his pleasures.  On the other hand, government is a necessary evil for retarding mankind's evils.  Therefore, common sense dictates that the minimum possible amount of government is the ideal. 

My question to you, oh heretofore silent reader:  Is "small government" a fundamental principle of the founding of this American Experiment?
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  1. Mark OslerApril 6, 2009 at 8:15 AM

    Of course it is, but not because of anything Paine wrote. It is a founding principle because the founding document, the Constitution, consists largely of limits on what government can do.

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