It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Is it government's job to make up for someone's mistakes?
Government loses its claim to legitimacy when it fails to fulfill its obligations.
When government programs fail, it is often because public officials are clueless about how human beings think and act.
One of the worst of errors would be the general admission of the proposition that a Government has no right to interfere for any purpose except for that of affording protection.
Any political system can commit mistakes and any state can commit mistakes. What is most important is to acknowledge these mistakes and put them right as soon as possible and put those behind them into account, bring them to account.
Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to the citizens.
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
In a democracy, citizens pass judgment on their government, and if they are kept in the dark about what their government is doing, they cannot be in a position to make well-grounded decisions.
A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.
It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right.