Is More Government the Answer?
This article made some great points. Enjoy…

“…As Benjamin Franklin said, “Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.” Or as Peter Robinson states, “The land of the free and the home of the brave could soon be transformed into the land of the dependent and the home of the infantilized.” 8

In stark terms, we face a continuation of the War in Heaven. As Ezra Taft Benson has said, “In the war in heaven the devil advocated… security at the sacrifice of our freedom.” (GC, October 1961) Remember that Satan promised that all would be saved – all would have security and there would be no risks. The Father’s plan, however, allowed for freedom, for that is the only way to really obtain virtue. This country’s greatness was, and is, founded on freedom, and its democracy can only survive with a hard working and virtuous people that help those who help themselves.

Most politicians, I believe, have the best intentions when they create government programs. FDR wanted the country to get out of the Great Depression and Lyndon Johnson wanted to eliminate poverty. But as history has shown, we must be careful of the centralization of power. “What has destroyed liberty and the rights of man in every government? Thomas Jefferson asks. “The generalizing and concentrating all cares and powers into one body.” President Gerald Ford summed up the problem of an overreaching government well when he said, “…a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take [away] everything you have.” 9

Spencer Anderson works at The Heritage Foundation, a non-profit, public policy think tank that strives to promote free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. He resides in Burke, VA which his wife and 2 children.