Role Of Government

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Role Of Government

Henry David Thoreau often took extreme positions on the issue of government and
its role in society. To this somewhat rebellious transcendentalist, government
should not govern people at all and law was often meant to be broken. Thoreau's
belief in individualism was so strong in fact that it seems he often took sides
on an in issue simply to be in favor of the minority, whether the majority was
right or wrong. Certainly, it is important for one to be himself and stand up
for what he believes in. However, to Thoreau's statement that "that
government is best which governs not at all" is a bit extreme. Some form of
government is necessary first and foremost to prevent chaos and widespread
disorder. Without laws and consequences for breaking those laws, people will do
exactly what pleases them without regard to how it affects others. Theft and
murder will become everyday occurrences because men without ethics will see no
reason not to commit these crimes. In fact, the entire population may ending
killing themselves off. In addition to an increase of crime, a significant
increase in poverty is likely to occur without government leadership. Without
government funding, public schools, hospitals, and transportation would be
nonexistent. This in conjunction with the lack of welfare funds would obviously
lead to a society of poor, uneducated, Webb 2 and sickly people. Without a
doubt, a society must be under the rule of a strong government power in order ...

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