Reb Sones: Power vs Responsibility

 

The Individual and the State: A Shift in Power and Responsibility

For a populace whose only taught recourse is to pressure the authorities, a sense of powerlessness can curdle into unfocused anger and pointless turbulence

Historically, the classical liberal view of government was one of cautious distrust. Its role was not to provide for the people, but to maintain order so that people could provide for themselves. This doctrine of self-provision was rooted in a deep-seated aversion to the state acting as a paternalistic figure, meddling in the lives of its citizens.

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