WHY NOT? LET THE GOVERNMENT DO IT? - David Jon Hill - June 1978

David Jon Hill

"The government ought to do something about that!" is an often heard expression. "There ought to be a law," many complain about situations with which they are frustrated. "The government shouldn't let them do that," say others. Yet you hear: "Cops are pigs! " and "I don't have any faith in government anymore" and "What we need is less bureaucracy and more action." A wise man once said: "He who is governed best is governed least." "Direction, restraint, control , rule, legislate" are all mentioned in the dictionary definitions of "govern" and "government." If you are unable to control the speed of your automobile, you can install a "governor" that will not allow you to exceed a certain speed. Obviously, certain safeguards are necessary for an ordered society in which the individual is free to exercise his freedom without fear of an ungoverned neighbor. But have we gone too far in government and so proscribed the freedom of the individual? - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library