Brandon Dutcher waxes about the proper purpose of government:
"Some on the right consider government to be a 'necessary evil,' a view I can sympathize with but do not share. Government is in fact a necessary good, a divinely ordained institution designed to establish justice, punish wrongdoers, and promote the public good (chiefly through securing our rights to life, liberty, and property). But like a beautiful river that becomes troublesome when it overflows its banks, government becomes a problem when it exceeds its proper size and scope."
