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What should be the role of government?

Explore different perspectives on the role of government through quotes by philosophers and historical figures. Discusses ideas such as limited government, human-centered governance, and the need for citizen discipline. Examines contrasting views from Confucius, legalists, Socrates, lower social caste in India, and more.

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What should be the role of government?

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  1. What should be the role of government? Lsn 17

  2. “Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.” • Johann von Goethe • What would Confucius say about this? • How about a legalist?

  3. “A state which dwarfs its men, in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands, even for beneficial purposes, will find that with small men no great thing can really be accomplished.” • John Stuart Mill • Would a legalist agree or disagree? • What would Socrates think? • How about a member of a lower social caste in India?

  4. “The true art of government consists in not governing too much.” • Jonathan Shipley • How did Darius follow this advice?

  5. “Government should be human. It should have a heart.” • Herbert Henry Lehman • How did Athenian democracy “have a heart?”

  6. “Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.” • William Penn • How does the code of chivalry represent this idea?

  7. Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. • Thomas Paine • How would Plato respond to this notion? • How does the feudal system represent this idea?

  8. That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves. • Thomas Jefferson • Contrast this with legalism.

  9. “Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.” • George Washington • How did Julius Caesar prove this to be true? • How about the Corinthian tyrants?

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