分享舊文章，真是不好意思。這一陣子事務性的工作太多，一直無法靜下心來寫新的東西。不過希望這種內容，過了一年還有再看一看的價值。
另外，最近在看美國學者Danielle Allen寫的Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence，裡頭引了一段美國開國元老John Adams在起草獨立宣言前，於另一篇文章〈關於政府的一些思考〉（Thoughts on Government）寫的一段話：
"We ought to consider, what is the end of government, before we determine which is the best form. Upon this point all speculative politicians will agree, that the happiness of society is the end of government, as all Divines and moral Philosophers will agree that the happiness of the individual is the end of man. From this principle it will follow, that the form of government, which communicates ease, comfort, security, or in one word happiness to the greatest number of persons, and in the greatest degree, is the best."
不管同不同意，也算趁著「國慶日」的契機，再思考一下政府存在的目的。
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