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Society Is a Blessing, but Government Is Evil
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A great part of that order which reigns among mankind is not the effect of government. It had its origin in the principles of society, and the natural constitution of man. It existed prior to government, and would exist if the formality of government was abolished. The mutual dependence and reciprocal interest which man has in man and all the parts of a civilized community upon each other create that great chain of connection which holds it together.

The landholder, the farmer, the manufacturer, the merchant, the tradesman, and every occupation prospers by the aid which each receives from the other, and from the whole. Common interest regulates their concerns, and forms their laws; and the laws which common usage ordains, have a greater influence than the laws of government. In fine, society performs for itself almost everything that is ascribed to government.

To understand the nature and quantity of government proper for man it is necessary to attend to his character. As nature created him for social life, she fitted him for the station she intended. In all cases she made his natural wants greater than his individual powers. No one man is capable, without the aid of society, of supplying his own wants; and those wants acting upon every individual impel the whole of them into society, as naturally as gravitation acts to a center.

But she has gone further. She has not only forced man into society by a diversity of wants, which the reciprocal aid of social affections, which, though not necessary to his existence, are essential to his happiness. There is no period in life when this love for society ceases to act. It begins and ends with our being.

If we examine, with attention, into the composition and constitution of man, the diversity of talents in different men for reciprocally accommodating the wants of each other, his propensity to society, and consequently to preserve the advantages resulting from it, we shall easily discover that a great part of what is called government is mere imposition.

Government is no further necessary than to supply the few cases to which society and civilization are not conveniently competent; and instances are not wanting to show that everything which government can usefully add thereto, has been performed by the common consent of society, without government.

Man, with respect to all those matters, is more a creature of consistency than he is aware of, or that governments would wish him to believe. All the great laws of society are the laws of nature. Those of trade and commerce, whether with respect to the intercourse of individuals or of nations, are laws of mutual and reciprocal interest. They are followed and obeyed because it is the interest of the parties so to do, and not on account of any formal laws their governments may impose or interpose.

But how often is the natural propensity to society disturbed or destroyed by the operations of government! When the latter, instead of being engrafted on the principles of the former, assumes to exist for itself, and acts by partialities of favor and oppression, it becomes the cause of the mischiefs it ought to prevent.

Can we possibly suppose that if government had originated in a right principle, and had not an interest in pursuing a wrong one, that the world could have been in the wretched and quarrelsome condition we have seen it? What inducement has the farmer, while following the plow, to lay aside his peaceful pursuits and go to war with the farmer of another country? Or what inducement has the manufacturer? What is dominion to them or to any class of men in a nation? Does it add an acre to any man's estate, or raise its value? Are not conquest consequence? Though this reasoning may be good to a nation, it is not so to a government. War is the faro table of governments, and nations the dupes of the game.

If there is anything to wonder at in this miserable scene of governments, more than might be expected, it is the progress that the peaceful arts of agriculture, manufactures, and commerce have made, beneath such a long accumulating load of discouragement and oppression. It serves to show that instinct in animals does not act with stronger impulse than the principles of society and civilization operate in man. Under all discouragements, he pursues his object, and yields to nothing but impossibilities.

Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.



March 17, 2008 | 10:36 AM Comments  0 comments

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Proposed Boat Hotel In Lagos
Related to country: Nigeria

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The plan by Lagos state government to acquire the world's first boat at a whopping cost of about £25 Million is patently misconceived and been debated here and there.

The deal which was initiated by the Babatunde Fashola through the Lagos ministry of tourism is to be bankrolled by a Diamond capial Limited, the investment baking arm of Diamond bank.

The project in Lagos is a boost to the tourism industry , and it will further improve the status of Lagos as one of the favourite destinations in tourism in Africa.
If completed the boat hotel will be the first in Africa and the fifth in the world.

But there are strong reservations about this mega project, with the spate of crime in Lagos, people are wondering the need for an expensive project that gulps millions of dollars and will still attarct lots of concerns.
The Lagos state government unusually did not confer with the State assembly , nor seek public approval for a project as this.

Be that as it may one must still commend the state government for planning to execute a project that will promote tourism and investment in Lago ststae.

The security newtwork in a city like Lagos should be doubled.
I think the need for a state police is needed in indigenous projects as this.

Lagosians home and abroad should join hands in supporting the government of Babatunde Fashola.

Eko O ' ni baje

March 11, 2008 | 10:13 AM Comments  0 comments

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ABORTION: YES OR NO?
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If a contest were held to identify the single issue that most personally affects more than 45 Million women each year while at the same time generating more controversy and polarizing debate than any other, abortion would be the clear winner.

Despite its relevance to women’s lives, abortion has never been an easy subject to discuss. The difficulty in pleasing all sides when considering the legality of and access to abortion has resulted in laws and practices that run the gamut from complete restriction to wide availability. And the debate continues.

For at least 40% of the world’s population, abortion remains restricted by laws or practices in ways that limit women’s access to safe services. But tragically, these barriers have not stopped abortion from occurring. They merely drive it underground, resulting in fatalities, injuries and affections. The death rate from unsafe illegal abortion is injuries, and infections. The death rate from unsafe illegal abortion is seven hundred times higher than that of safe, legal abortion.

Safe abortion should be available and accessible as part of comprehensible reproductive health care, rather than offered in isolation from other necessary health and social services: It is also important that women have access to safe and effective contraceptive methods, screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, counseling related to sexual or domestic violence, and a number of other services.

But women’s need for safe abortion is the reproductive health issue that is most often ignored by policy makers, health workers and societies at large. The alternative to providing safe abortion is grim: The world health organization estimates that at least 78,000 women die every year from complications of unsafe, usually clandestine abortion.
Protecting women health is not the only rationale for ensuring that legal abortion services are safe and accessible in every society. The right to health is a human right that women are entitled to enjoy .Increasingly governments and individuals are recognizing that women cannot live healthy, fulfilled lives unless they are able to make decisions about their own sexuality and reproduction. Numerous international treaties, convention and conferences have reaffirmed that every individual has the right to decide, when and with whom to have sexual relations, as well as whether to have children and, if so, how many.


Common Myths about Abortion

• Abortion is uncommon
Abortion is a frequent experience for every woman in every culture and region of the world. Worldwide, the lifetime average is about one abortion per women.
An estimated 46 Million women around the world have abortion each year.
Worldwide there are approximately 210 Million pregnancies each year: 38% are unplanned and 22% end in abortion.

• Abortion is dangerous for Women
It is likely that about 100,000 women die each year from complications following unsafe abortion. Almost 95% of unsafe abortions take place in the developing world…… complication such as sepsis, hemorrhage, genital and abdominal trauma, perforated uterus or poisoning may be fatal if left untreated.
A woman living in a developing country faces a risk of death up to 250 times greater if she has to seek services from an untrained, unskilled abortionist than if she has access to a skilled provider and hygienic conditions.
Of the 46 Million abortions that take place each year, 26 Million are in countries with liberal abortion leas and 20 Million takes place where abortion is restricted or prohibited by law.

• Abortion would be eliminated if everyone used contraceptive.

Use of modern family planning methods is the most effective way to reduce unintended pregnancies and abortions. Studies from many parts of the world show that coercive often results in pregnancy. Many women with unwanted pregnancies resulting from rape or incest choose to terminate the pregnancy. In such situation, contraception is an inadequate way to prevent abortion.

• Only irresponsible women have abortions.
Throughout the world, the reasons women give for deciding to end an unplanned pregnancy are similar. Basically, women decide to have an abortion because they are too young or too poor to raise a child, they are estrange from or on uneasy terms with their sexual partner, they are unemployed, they are still in school , they want to be self dependent. These reasons are not frivolous or unconsidered. Rather, they a demonstrate many of the difficulties that beset women in all walks of life who are trying to juggle competing responsibilities and trying to adapt to changing societal expectations.

• Major religions oppose abortion.
The teachings of most religions are complex and sometimes contradictory and the statements that are circulated about religious positions on abortion are often simplistic and absolute.