The Love of Power vs. the Power of Love [Mackinac Center for Public Policy].
I commend to you for your Valentine's Night reading, this little essay by Lawrence W. Reed of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He expresses elegantly what libertarians often struggle to explain. Johnny Statist always justifies his desire to direct his fellow-men in terms of "caring". He claims to love his fellow humans more than we do. It's quite simply false. We are libertarians because we do love (and trust and respect)
our fellow man. This excerpt should give you a flavour, but do please follow the link above and read the whole thing.
Millions of Americans think government should impose an endless array of programs and expenses on their fellow citizens, from nationalized health plans to child day care to subsidized art and recreation. We’ve burdened our children and grandchildren, whom we claim to love, with trillions in national debt — all so that the leaders we elected and re-elected could spend more than we were willing to pay for. We claim to love our fellow citizens while we hand government ever more power over their lives, hopes and pocketbooks. If you think these trends can go on indefinitely, or if you think power is the answer to our problems, or if you think loving others means diminishing their liberties, you’re part of the problem.
Amen to that brother.
H/T Bureaucrash
