Kailyn
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| Quote: | | As for first principles, remember how I said the best, or ideal government would be the one that most resembles an image of the trinity? |
I would like to unconditionally agree with this statement; but my question would be, is the "best" or "ideal" government possible? Perhaps there's some plan "laid up in heaven" that we can discuss, but can it be transcribed to an actual, real state given our imperfect human existence? (Which would make the Thomas Moore title very apropos).
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| Posted Feb 20, 2011, 4:36 am |
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Lybus
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I spelled his name wrong; It's More, not Moore. Sorry about that.
Yes, the Holy Roman Empire did come to mind actually. Unfortunately, I don't know much about it as I would like save through my high school World History class (and you can guess what kind of opinion my teacher had on it).
And Kailyn, I would have to say no to your question, that it is impossible to have an ideal "State." an Ideal state would have citizens that committed no sin, in which case there would be no need for a government or state, so the ideal "state" would be no state.
Our goal is to form a government that takes into account man's sin and reaches towards an ideal state, though not really reaching it perfectly. At least, that's how it would be realistically. We are trying to get as close to an ideal state as possible, and I think looking at what the Holy Ghost has done on Earth is the closest possible we can go.
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In regards to being a responsible man, would it be interesting to learn, after six years of accumulating all the wisdom you could, that you had it right all along when you were 8, and that to be the most responsible of men, one must be the most light-hearted and care-free of boys?
I look at the complexity of the world, and yet see that God is but a Divine Child with simple motives, in that he creates all of this, from atoms to the most complex biological organisms, just because he wants us as his friends.
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| Posted Feb 20, 2011, 2:01 pm |
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