Oppressive Government Vs No Government
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According to Abraham Lincoln, “Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.”
Because I agree with this statement, I seek support of today’s resolution: RESOLVED, that an oppressive government is more desirable than no government.
For the purposes of today’s debate, I offer the following definitions from Merriam Webster:
Government, “a particular system used for controlling a country, state, etc.”
Control, “to exercise restraining or directing influence over; Regulate.”
Desirable, “worth seeking or doing as advantageous, beneficial, or wise.”
And this definition from The Social Work Dictionary:
Oppression, "The social act of placing severe restrictions on an individual or group.”
The VALUE I wish to uphold in today’s debate is Life.
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It doesn’t mean providing for the general welfare, it means it is for the people that it governs, which is just to say that it isn’t for anyone who is not a part of that system. By the people, for the people, just means that its laws and power are solely for those who have a hand in creating it.
NO ONE WOULD LIKE OPPRESSIVE GOV’TS
Government doesn’t have to be liked by everyone to be effective. As the politician Huey Long once said, “One of these days the people of Louisiana are going to get good government - and they aren't going to like it.” Just because a government isn’t popular doesn’t mean that it isn’t good, or that it shouldn’t exist.
A government being “by the people” doesn’t mean that it has to be by all the people. According to Winston Churchill, “The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” Many citizens of a government have no idea how that government should be run, so if any government that is not a total democracy is oppressive, then an oppressive government, according to the great former Prime Minister of Britain, is
According to Abraham Lincoln, “Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.”
Because I agree with this statement, I seek support of today’s resolution: RESOLVED, that an oppressive government is more desirable than no government.
For the purposes of today’s debate, I offer the following definitions from Merriam Webster:
Government, “a particular system used for controlling a country, state, etc.”
Control, “to exercise restraining or directing influence over; Regulate.”
Desirable, “worth seeking or doing as advantageous, beneficial, or wise.”
And this definition from The Social Work Dictionary:
Oppression, "The social act of placing severe restrictions on an individual or group.”
The VALUE I wish to uphold in today’s debate is Life.
According …show more content…
It doesn’t mean providing for the general welfare, it means it is for the people that it governs, which is just to say that it isn’t for anyone who is not a part of that system. By the people, for the people, just means that its laws and power are solely for those who have a hand in creating it.
NO ONE WOULD LIKE OPPRESSIVE GOV’TS
Government doesn’t have to be liked by everyone to be effective. As the politician Huey Long once said, “One of these days the people of Louisiana are going to get good government - and they aren't going to like it.” Just because a government isn’t popular doesn’t mean that it isn’t good, or that it shouldn’t exist.
A government being “by the people” doesn’t mean that it has to be by all the people. According to Winston Churchill, “The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” Many citizens of a government have no idea how that government should be run, so if any government that is not a total democracy is oppressive, then an oppressive government, according to the great former Prime Minister of Britain, is