In the Gettysburg Address, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln stated that ours is a "government of the people, by the people, for the people". If this is true, then each citizen's choice in voting and choices in supporting or opposing government policies influences how our neighbors are treated by that government.
Like all man-made institutions, a government may be used for
morally good or evil purposes. Unique among all those institutions, a government is allowed to use coercion against us – threats of violence, actual violence, fines, imprisonment or even death.
In this context, I ask "How should we treat our neighbor ?". That is, what is the morally proper use of
the coercive power of government towards our neighbors ?
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