The first source is a quote from George W. Bush regarding the War on Terror in 2006. In it, he states that the enemy believes that people who are free lack the ability to defend their way of life. Furthermore, he states that the United States will “answer histories call with confidence”, and prevail over the enemies of freedom. Being from the President of the United States, the quote demonstrates the role of government should be to protect freedoms of all people, and as such may need to take drastic measures to achieve it. In the instance of the American government, war was deemed a necessary step in protecting liberty. During the Cold War, a similar approach was taken, as the United States government, lead by John F. Kennedy, poured
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I agree with all three sources because the government’s ultimate role is to serve the interests of its people. Defending freedom, protecting the environment, and promoting equality, all serve the people. The rights and liberties of citizens obviously reflect the interests of the people because they are written in the nation’s constitution, and therefore the government’s primary objective should always be to protect them. However in source one, I disagree with George W. Bush because I believe he only used the protection of freedom as an excuse to invade certain countries for control over their oil. In this respect, the government did not truly defend liberty, but more used it as a tool to gain support from the people. I also believe in the ideologies of source two in that the government should protect the environment. On the surface, environmental preservation may not seem like a very large issue, and many may argue that the government must attend to more immediate problems. However, as source two argues, climate change has the potential to destroy the entire world both economically, and culturally. In these regards, I believe the government’s role should simply be to serve the people honestly, and make decisions that may conflict with some, but ultimately result in the betterment of the nation, and the global
I agree with all three sources because the government’s ultimate role is to serve the interests of its people. Defending freedom, protecting the environment, and promoting equality, all serve the people. The rights and liberties of citizens obviously reflect the interests of the people because they are written in the nation’s constitution, and therefore the government’s primary objective should always be to protect them. However in source one, I disagree with George W. Bush because I believe he only used the protection of freedom as an excuse to invade certain countries for control over their oil. In this respect, the government did not truly defend liberty, but more used it as a tool to gain support from the people. I also believe in the ideologies of source two in that the government should protect the environment. On the surface, environmental preservation may not seem like a very large issue, and many may argue that the government must attend to more immediate problems. However, as source two argues, climate change has the potential to destroy the entire world both economically, and culturally. In these regards, I believe the government’s role should simply be to serve the people honestly, and make decisions that may conflict with some, but ultimately result in the betterment of the nation, and the global