Good Thursday Morning! Love you guys!

1. Question – Government: What it is and why it is?

2. Thought – To show that government is a necessity to man, let us imagine a company of several hundred men, women, and children, who have left their former home on account of the tyranny of the government. So harshly have they been treated, that they have ascribed all their misery to the thing called government, and they resolve that they will have none in their new home.

They discover an island in the ocean, which seems never to have been occupied, and which appears “a goodly land.” Here they resolve to settle.

They help each other in building the houses; each takes from the forest the wood that he needs for fuel; they graze the cattle in the common meadow; they till a common field and all share in the harvest. For a time all goes well. But mutterings begin to be heard. It is found that some are unwilling to do their share of the work. It becomes manifest to the thoughtful that community of property must be given up and private ownership be introduced, or else that the common work must be regulated. In the latter case, government is established by the very act of regulation; they are establishing justice. If they resolve to adopt private ownership, industry will diversify, and they will begin to spread out all over the island, and public improvements will be needed, such as those specified above. The conflicts of interest will soon necessitate tribunals for the settlements of disputes. And thus government would, in either case, inevitably be established. A visit from savages inhabiting another island would show the utility of the organization for the common defense.

Thus government seems a necessary consequence of man’s nature. (Studies in Civics by J.T. McCleary)

“Would government be necessary if man were morally perfect?” (J.T. McCleary)

Try that glass of water with 1/2 lemon squeezed and warmed to hit or at least tepid. Stimulates digestion, pops up metabolism and cleanses all the gunk that built up overnight to name a few benefits. Add a shake of salt to help hold hydration.

Thank you for the dietary recommendations, but I literally just bought a pizza (Domino’s has a 3 item large carry-out special, so I get one, every week), so it is going down the hatch, but will stretch it out for a few meals.

Cut out all these things but beer is okay?