We just can't trust the American people to make those types of choices: Government has to make those choices for people.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Clinton argues government must make choices for people rather than trusting individual decisions.
- In plain terms
- Government should decide for people, not trust them.
- What can you take from it?
- Paternalism vs individual trust.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When should government override choice?
- How much trust do people deserve?
Another view
This view limits individual autonomy significantly.
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