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Originally Posted by fjtorres
That question in one form or another, goes back at least to the battle of Salamis: Do citizens belong to the government or does government belong to the citizens? Who owns your labors and dreams?
Whether it be couched in terms of democracy vs autocracy, group rights vs personal accountability, big government vs small government, or any of a hundred permutations, that question is one every society in every age has to answer for itself.
John F. Kennedy had one answer, Stalin another, Margaret Thatcher still another.
Answers abound, none final; the question is a test every generation of human must face.
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That put it very nicely.
Who owns your labors and dreams... I may have to steal that for future use. Thank you.