The people of America need personal responsibility and freedom, not dependency on the government.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government.
But there is a corollary to freedom and that's personal responsibility, and the real challenge is how you generate that personal responsibility without imposing it.
Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people.
As Americans, we don't see the role of government as guaranteeing outcomes, but allowing free men and women to flourish based on their own vision, their hard work and their personal responsibility.
Freedom is our most precious commodity and if we are not eternally vigilant, government will take it all away. Individual freedom demands individual responsibility.
We have no more fundamental obligation in government than to ensure the safety of our citizens.
Thus, neither my government nor myself, personally, are without ideals and responsibilities.
When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.
In America, the people are not subjects of government, the government is subject to the people.
Why is it is claimed that if people won't or can't take care of their own needs, that people in government can do it for them?
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