Is an unjust government better than no government at all? INTRO: I do not agree that an unjust government is better than no government at all. Is it really logical to give your allegiance to a country whose government violates principles of fairness? I would have to agree with St. Augustine’s famous quote‚ "an unjust law us no law at all‚" and therefore I think that an unjust government is no government at all. CONTENTIONS: a.) IF YOUR GOVERNMENT IS NOT LOYAL TO YOU THEN YOU DO NOT OWE
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The original intended purpose for a government system was to provide laws that would maintain a near peaceful society. However‚ since there are many people in the world with different point of views‚ there will be many debates regarding the use of the government to intervene with many aspects of society. The two most used terms that are very carelessly thrown around to categorize these points of views are liberalism and conservatism. Liberalism is the ideology of trying to reach equality with personal
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people who are not members of our society. The mechanism to serve . . . this . . . goal is a government.’ Because I agree with Thomas Attig‚ I must affirm the topic that ’an oppressive government is more desirable than no government.’ Before I continue‚ I’d like to define a few key terms in the topic. [All definitions are from American Heritage.] Oppressive is defined as unjust or difficult to bear. Government is the exercise of authority in a political unit. Desirable is defined as worth having or
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Is Democracy a Better Form of Government Democracy is the best form of government simply because no other form of government is known to work well. Democracy may have its flaws but all in all it works very fluidly. Socialism‚ for example‚ does not even come close to the best form of government. One can easily see this in Greece’s current state. Democracy has never led to complete government disorder like one can see Socialism does. Democracy allows us the freedom to choose. The majority of our
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Debate: An Oppressive government is more desirable than no government at all Argument: An oppressive government provides safety and asylum while man in a natural state without government is not assured these things‚ and is also therefore denied peace. A government‚ however oppressive‚ provides safety and justice. Man is in a natural state of war and‚ as Hobbes said‚ "In a state of nature there are continual fear and danger of violent death‚ and the life of man solitary‚ poor‚ nasty‚ brutish‚ and
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robbers would be all in better conditions not just economically but generally‚ if our elected officials (at the state and federal levels) didn’t always spend their time arguing or campaigning‚ but actually trying to work together to make life better for the citizens of the United States” (REWORD). The more I developed opinions‚ the more I really looked forward to working shifts there -- it was a place to sit down and watch the news‚ once a week. To get involved in the government‚ through knowledge
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believed that the government should be ruled by middle class men and that people should be trusted to govern themselves but only the properly educated middle class men. Aristotle analyzed all forms of government and found both good and bad examples but he preferred and favored a constitutional government. Aristotle even feared that democracy could lead to mob rule and favored the polity. His ideal form of government was more of a democracy than autocracy. Aristotle that the power of government rested with
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Governments should spend more money on education than on recreation and sports. Do you agree or disagree? Do you believe that government should focus on education rather than recreation? Education is a learning process for every citizen composing a nation . Perhap‚ a nation cannot produce a good citizen for giving full attention to education without recreation. I believe the children is our future‚ the pride of our nation‚ teach them well and give the way they must possess inside. The amount
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NIGERIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MID TERM ASSIGNMENT GOVERNMENT POLITICAL SITUATION OF NORTH KOREA UNDER KIM JONG-un SS2 ARTS NAME OF STUDENT: MISSIHOUN GODWIN The political system of North Korea has undergone several changes over the last few years in order to boost up the economic growth of the country. A major aspect of the North Korean political system lies in the fact that it is widely seen as a totalitarian dictatorship built upon the rationale of centralization. After the end of World
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to oppose the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the Constitution of 1787. The Anti-Federalist rejected the term and argued that they were the true Federalists. In both their correspondence and their local groups they tried to capture the term. We the Anti-Federalist were composed of diverse elements‚ such as those who opposed to the Constitution because they thought that a stronger government threatened the sovereignty and prestige of the states
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