2006-06-11 10:06:03 · 4 answers · asked by Jeweyard 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
First and foremost the government should be ethical.
2006-06-11 10:09:46 · answer #1 · answered by Sully 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The nature of those obligations has been on the minds of philosophers since Plato (see the Republic).
However, until the founding of the United States those ethical obligations were assumed to be related to increasing the power of the ruling class. The commoners were considered (in every culture) to be a tool for the exclusive use of the Ruling class. It was assumed (in all cultures) that the placement of individuals in various social classes was an unchangeable part of the divine order. These attitudes were changing in Europe at the time that the New World was discovered. It was this change of attitude that caused certain groups of British and French citizens to immigrate to North America for religious and personal freedoms.
2006-06-11 10:18:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hell yea, they do. but since they're the authority, no one can really enforce it.
2006-06-11 11:03:49 · answer #3 · answered by reigning queen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES
2006-06-11 10:29:08 · answer #4 · answered by qwq 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋