"That goverment is best which governs least."- Henry David Thoreau... do you agree with this statement, why or why not?
2007-01-23 12:56:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
So say the Libs......We need strong yet unintrusive governing...
2007-01-23 12:59:03 · answer #1 · answered by PoliticallyIncorrect 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes. While anarchy being an unholy mess, and we need the goverment for structure, I still agree with that qoute. By now, we all know the free market can prvoide for us much better than any goverment agency. Example
The goverment will take 3 months to make hundred toilet seats.
Buisnesses make 3 million in a month, with 2 millon wasted, and all of varying quality and safety. But we can all pick and choose the toilet seats we want! A smart person will never be without a toilet seat.
2007-01-23 21:03:35 · answer #2 · answered by Dustpan1987 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello my friend to be honest I belief there should not be any Government yo Govern the People, but instead there should be a Real Chosen King by the People.
!Bless And Peace To The Benevolent Ones!
!JFK!
2007-01-23 21:03:36 · answer #3 · answered by J. F.K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. That's the way our government was supposed to be. Zero intrusion in any of our business. It went down hill when John F. Kennedy was killed. Johnson created a monster called great society, AKA the Welfare State. There went parenthood and civilization as we knew it.
2007-01-23 21:16:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We actually need LAWS because there are morons out there that need a consequence to littering other than just saying "Hey dont do that we all live here ya know" But, how many times do we see the bag of crap from the fast food joint or beer bottles being hurled from vehicles, too often.
2007-01-23 21:02:50 · answer #5 · answered by pompanopete0 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bigger the government the more room for abuses of finance, abuses of power, lack of accountability and discretion. Those with the most power become the furthest removed from the reality of the common citizen as their ego becomes more important to them personally.
2007-01-23 21:11:56 · answer #6 · answered by Lynn K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree on the grounds that government has proven time and again to be a great hindrance on the progress of mankind, surpassed only by organized religion.
2007-01-23 21:03:06 · answer #7 · answered by eatmorec11h17no3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree because when the government gets too big the people tend to lose a lot of freedoms
2007-01-23 21:01:25 · answer #8 · answered by AL IS ON VACATION AND HAS NO PIC 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The people do the governing and the government is in trouble. This is the greatest battle of the American people in history. We know who the enemy is. We know how to destroy them with the tools given us from our Forefathers.
2007-01-23 21:00:47 · answer #9 · answered by George B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because H.D. Thoreau did not have countries surrounding him that had nuclear bombs and other nuclear "energy" devices.
He lived in the woods.
GOD bless America, one and all, always.
2007-01-23 21:04:12 · answer #10 · answered by May I help You? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anarchy governs least.
Nuff said. That's the thing about simple answers to complex questions. They always exist, and they;re always wrong.
2007-01-23 21:02:26 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋