Sunday, March 1, 2015

A Simple Rule

Be you a putative moralist or do-gooder of any political stripe, you first must put yourself to the following test before you proceed confident and self-assured that you are helping humanity.

If your solution is to be realized by passing more laws and regulations, grows agencies and government, then you cause is evil because when you grow government, you grow evil in the world. Is that what you really want to do? Your motives likely are noble, but your means is corrupt. Cease and desist. Do your reform within the private sphere with persuasion and voluntary compliance on the part of the audience. If your cause is just and reasonable, over time you will gain converts and influence through their conversion.

If your reform is to be accomplished in the private sector, without growing government, it is likely that the cause is just per se, as well as being advanced by a noble and efficient means. Proceed.

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