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Political theory: The needs of individuals vs. the state 8 Articles

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    by Rafael Lopez

    Individuals have many needs. What needs does the State have? We have become so confused that we don't even know the different between individuals and State. The State is there to serve our mutual needs while we engage in p...read more

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    by Scott Derry

    To suggest whether or not the needs of an individual have greater importance than the needs of the state simply depends on an individual's perspective. That perspective may be swayed by one's position in society or by som...read more

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    by Donald Yates

    Unsettled Ideology In Washington Is Disturbing Who's Steering The Ship, Congress Or The President? Washington's currant lawmakers and others, (including civil servants and contractors) have forsaken the public inter...read more

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    by Negale Jackson

    How Food Pricing Are Affecting American Families Over the past several years I have become benumbed at the present dilemma relating to the increase in prices and services in every sector of our industrial complex i...read more

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    by Stacy Wong

    Governments should put the security concerns of the state as their priority, though they do need to protect individual freedom to a small extent. As Machiavelli suggests, "a prince ought to inspire fear in such a way th...read more

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    by Roberto Alvarez-Galloso

    Ever since the beginning of the American Revolution, the United States of America has been locked in a struggle between those who favour the individual and those who favour the government. This struggle has as its epicentr...read more

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    by Lowell Mertz

    A tribe is what we are. Lost within this immense tribe, as far from the seat of power as the earth from the sun, is where we are. Like countless tribes before us we draw strength from numbers, maintain a warrior caste to r...read more

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    by Dick Gibbons

    Have a Safe Journey America While I have only aged just over a half-century is seems much longer. This fifty something has always believed that birthdays are simply a measure of wear and tear and genuine age is measured...read more

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