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War, or Peace
Poverty or Prosperity
It’s our choice.
http://www.theartofgoodgovernment.org/
We as human beings have within us, the potential for unlimited growth.
We also have within us the seeds of self-destruction.The use of God-given talents to initiate real wealth creates prosperity.
The use of those talents to exploit others, to enrich oneself by impoverishing others, produces only conflict and dissension.
We need to create new wealth,
not expropriate the wealth of others.
We need government which will identify and prohibit those actions
which are harmful to or exploitive of others.
Then, we will have Peace, and Prosperity.
A wise and frugal Government,
which shall restrain men from injuring one another
yet leave them otherwise free
to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement,
this is the sum of good Government.
Thomas Jefferson, March 4th, 1801
The Seeds of Self-Destruction
Uncontrolled self-aggrandizement leads to injury, exploitation, anarchy and war. Governance should set restraints upon the scope of people’s actions.
The Principle of Non-Injury
Good Governance assures every citizen protection from all forms of harm, exploitation and oppression by others.
Protection without Oppression.
Good Governance is limited to, and defined by its role of Protection.
Extension of power beyond that role becomes Oppression.
A Predatory Society:
Slaves, Serfs, and Industrial Poverty
The Evolution of Governance
Monarchy to Minority – Left and Right – Government in Decline
From Force to Reason
Democracy, rule by majority, replaced by “Principocracy”, rule by Principle.
The Search for Right Law
Liberty and the Principle of Non-Injury
Protection, Oppression, and Liberty
are a function of Government Intervention – How Much Government.
The Legislative Process
Representation – Legislative Review
– Quality, Productivity, Service
CONSTITUTION
Ideals of Constitutionalism
The Great Charter of 1215 – England after Magna Carta
Constitution in the New World
Constitutional Government – Constitution: the Supreme Law of the Land
The Economics of Prosperity
Our present economic/financial system doesn’t work.
It is open to, and frequently subjected to extreme abuse,
and it fails to deliver the prosperity of which it is capable.
We need to fix it.
The Principle of Non-Injury in Economics.
Value – Quality – Investment
Natural Resources and the Principle of Non-Injury
National Resources Plan – Townscape – Landpricing
Hillhome: Minimal Footprint, Minimal Energy
A City for the Future
Home on a Hillside – A Varied Hillscape – Parkland
Life in the Atrium
In from the Countryside – Entertainment – Support Services
This Principle of Non-Injury is neutral and impersonal. It is a shield, protecting from injury, preventing injury.
Legislators hold no arbitrary or discretionary power. They are simply Interpreters, applying the Principle in terms of everyday events and actions. The process of Interpretation is clearly delineated and circumscribed. If there is Injury, there must be Protection. If there is no Injury, then there is neither cause nor justification for the interference of law and the exercise of its power.
War & Peace – Poverty & Plenty
Just one law can make the difference.
THE LAW
The Power Brokers
The purpose of government today is to make the wealthy and influential more so,
even if it ruins a nation in the process.
Power:
Our Magnificent Obsession.
Political Power Choices
Which would you choose for a brave new world?
Browse the options and cast your vote.
Prosperity – and Anti-Prosperity
Have we created an anti-prosperity society?
The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall
A very detailed, fully illustrated account of events in East Germany from 1945 to 1990. Based on official documents and personal experiences.
Mohammed Abbasi 
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