"The Proper Role of Government"

[Christopher]

Here is a link to a speech given by Ezra Taft Benson, the former Secretary of Agriculture, which I think correctly describes the role of government.

The Proper Role of Government

One excerpt:

The Proper Function Of Government
This means, then, that the proper function of government is limited only to those spheres of activity within which the individual citizen has the right to act. By deriving its just powers from the governed, government becomes primarily a mechanism for defense against bodily harm, theft and involuntary servitude. It cannot claim the power to redistribute the wealth or force reluctant citizens to perform acts of charity against their will. Government is created by man. No man possesses such power to delegate. The creature cannot exceed the creator.

Worth a read, for those who have not heard/read it before.