. Government and politics in Virginia . the desire for knowledge. We want to knowthings. We must have, therefore, not only schools and col-leges but also books and magazines and newspapers. These, in a general way, are a few of the desires which nearlyeverybody has. In the realization of these desires, we findhappiness for ourselves, and we increase our usefulness toour family and our community groups. THE CONFLICT OF INTERESTS AMONG people live in groups it is utterly impossible for eachindividual to pursue his own desires Vvithout any regard forothers. We desire to preserve our l
. Government and politics in Virginia . the desire for knowledge. We want to knowthings. We must have, therefore, not only schools and col-leges but also books and magazines and newspapers. These, in a general way, are a few of the desires which nearlyeverybody has. In the realization of these desires, we findhappiness for ourselves, and we increase our usefulness toour family and our community groups. THE CONFLICT OF INTERESTS AMONG people live in groups it is utterly impossible for eachindividual to pursue his own desires Vvithout any regard forothers. We desire to preserve our lives; but sometimes, asin time of war, men gladly give up their lives for their coun-try. We desire health; but we cannot ignore the interests ofothers in this matter. We have no right, for example, inseeking to protect our own health, to drain the sewage fromour house into an open stream, if thereby we endanger thehealth of our neighbors. We desire liberty of action; but wemust use our liberty with due consideration for the rights of. r e r- OS U 50 c-5 ?eJ) c o 6 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN VIRGINIA others. If we are seized with some contagious disease, wehave no right to roam at liberty and thus run the risk ofspreading that disease. If we live on a farm, we have noright to refuse to build fences that will prevent our cattle fromstraying abroad and destroying the crops of others. We haveno right to drive our horses or our automobiles recklessly, forin so doing we imperil the lives of others. In other words, ourliberty of action must in many ways be restrained in orderthat the rights and desires of other people may be protected. THE NEED OF ASSISTANCE IN ATTAINING OURDESIRES. It is perfectly clear that in the attainment ofsome of their desires people must act together. Ihey mustpro\ide some things which they can use in common. Itwould certainly be ridiculous if each farmer attempted tobuild his own road to a neighboring city or village. It wouldbe impossible for every family t
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