“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their consciences.” –C.S. Lewis”
That – in a nutshell – agrees with my opinion of the Nanny State.
Filed under: Americana, Nanny State, Politics, Republican, Republican Party | Tagged: Americana, Nanny State, Obama, Social Fascists
You might also want to read Jeremy Bentham’s commentary on the same subject. His Deontology; or, The Science of Morality is a good work on the topic.