It is function of government to invent philosophies to explain the demands of its own convenience.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that's its highest and best application.
My concept of government's role in people's lives is that it is limited but legitimate, and essential when people have nowhere else to turn.
Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government. It is called the Constitution.
A government of, for and by the people, requires much from the people.
Providing for the common good, making people feel secure in their communities and homes - this is the central job of government. it's why all of us are here serving our state and our people.
Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom.
The first duty of government is to see that people have food, fuel, and clothes. The second, that they have means of moral and intellectual education.
It's the government's job to encourage entrepreneurialism and investment. Most importantly, it's the government's duty to inspire confidence.
The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.
The inherent purpose of American government is let people seek their own goals and to encourage them to be responsible on the various adventures they have on their way to those goals, good, bad, and otherwise.