The principal points of our Declaration of Independence as well as our subsequent Constitution, is to make known and to solidify that each person has the unalienable right to liberty and therefore self-determination, and that the intent of good governance, so of, is to assure that each one of those people, has that liberty. Yet, though America has thrown off its chains of chattel slavery, there are still literally millions upon millions of Americans that in reality, aren’t really free at all.
It is hard to be free, when a given person does not make a living wage; it is hard to be free when a given person has no security in their employment; and it is hard to be free, when a given person has to depend to a large extent upon the largess of charity or governmental support programs, in order to make their way in the world. Those that believe that simply, because a given person is not incarcerated, that they thereby are free, don’t seem to comprehend that the actual accouterments of true freedom, consist of a heck of a lot more, than not being locked up.
A truly free person, is an independent person, of which that independence exists because that person’s self-worth and value permits that person to make a good living and through that compensation that they thereby get by their labor, they are able to purchase the necessary things so needed to have a good and valued life. There is a world of difference, between an independent person, and a dependent person, in which, for instance, each of us when we are so born, are absolutely dependent upon our parents for our nourishment, upkeep, and development; whereas, those that are independent, are those that are in charge and in control of those very same things. So then, no matter how good, when it is good, that dependence might so be, those that are dependent have nothing more than a false freedom; whereas, those that are independent, always have that true freedom, for they of their own volition can choose what they will or will not do, while also understanding that choices so made, have consequences.
The best governance that any nation can provide for its citizenry, is the type of governance that creates the foundation so needed, to create vibrant and free-thinking minds that are interested in pursuing the internal calling that they feel inside; of which, this will subsequently bring to those people the most potential satisfaction and happiness, as well as also, in combination with others of like mind, leading to the greatest advancement of civilizations, for when great potential is actualized, society improves and gets better.
This thus signifies, that the greatest gift that any government can provide for its people, is in the aiding and abetting of the structure and the infrastructure that will help provide to all those who wish to avail themselves of such, the opportunity to become that which they always wanted to be. That is to say, the best government, is that which doesn’t exploit, control or manipulate its citizenry for its own corrupt benefit; but rather it is one that encourages the liberty of the mind, the thinking outside the box, and the resolve that all are equally entitled to a life lived well.