The Conservative Cave
Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: Big Dog on December 14, 2013, 07:09:12 AM
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"SOME writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness POSITIVELY by uniting our affections, the latter NEGATIVELY by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher.
Complete text here: http://www.constitution.org/civ/comsense.htm