QUESTION TEXT: A just government never restricts the right of its…
QUESTION TYPE: Principle
PRINCIPLE: A government should only restricts its citizens rights if that restriction will prevent a threat to other citizens’:
- property
- ii.health
ANALYSIS: There are only two possible reasons for a government to restrict its citizens’ desires.
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- CORRECT. This sounds sensible. The government won’t restrict your desire to own a sports car. But it will prevent you from harming others by racing on the highway.
- This doesn’t have much to do with restricting desires.
- Same as B. The stimulus only tells us about when a government should restrict our right to act upon our desires.
- Why should the government restrict citizens’ desire to criticize the government? We have no proof that criticism will harm anyone’s health
or property. - Same as B and C. We have no idea when it’s just to put someone in prison. Maybe we found the criminal 3-5 years after the crime.
This has nothing to do with restricting desires.
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