At the time when we have voted on a major issue that was framed in terms of morality, when we have prominent preachers attempting to impose their version of morality on us through the power of government, when we have a mayor who opposes certain businesses for moral reasons, and we have government at all levels spending more and more, we should remember that government is not the basis of morality. In fact, the growth of government has displaced morality. James A. Dorn of The Cato Institute explains why in this article: The Rise of Government and the Decline of Morality.
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