In thinking about the government's proper role in promoting morals, it is helpful first to understand the nature of the disagreement. Part I of this Essay examines what is commonly meant by-as the great Lon Fuller described it-the "morality of law."' Following Professor Fuller's framework, this Essay distinguishes between two very different moralities of law: the "morality of duty" and the "morality of aspiration." The morality of duty consists of the basic proscriptions-against murder or theft, for example-required by any governmental authority. The morality of aspiration, however, is a different matter altogether. It comprises the rules associated with promoting virtue. Part I concludes by recasting government's role in promoting virtue, in light of Professor Fuller's insight, as an attempt to promote a specific type of morality: the morality of aspiration.
Part II explores the wisdom of giving the government the role of regulating the morality of aspiration by asking why there is an apparent inclination to legislate virtue. The Essay concludes that this inclination owes more to history than to nature and can be traced to the merger of the state and the church in Tudor England. "Aspirational morality" was once the exclusive province of the church, outside the jurisdiction of the state. King Henry VIII, however, saw this separation of church and state as onerous because the Church repeatedly exercised its freedom from his control by condemning his adultery as "immoral." To correct this state of affairs and facilitate his own "affairs," King Henry commandeered the responsibilities of the Church and made morality the responsibility of the State.
It is about the same as the population of the goverened. When someone in high office fails, it simply draws more attention from the media.
Oh, about average, I guess.
Morality
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It is a true statement that Aristotle judged a government's morality in terms of whether it work for itself or worked for its citizens. Aristotle was a Greek philosopher.
Puritans believed that the government should strictly enforce their ideas of morality and human behavior, which were inspired by Catholic beliefs. The Puritans had a rather strict interpretation of morality and laws.
No. This is up to the individual . Laws can not be passed on morality. What may be moral for one person may not be for another. A government that does this is ruled by a church or is a dictatorship. Laws are made to keep the peace, organize the government and to ensure the safety, health, and protection of the people.
Religion is important to government because it teaches people about morality.
no he did not
I'd say they've devolved, especially if they're related to the government.
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He based his morality upon whether the ruling party ruled for the benefit of the people (good) or for the benefit of only the ruling party (bad).