Taoist Thoughts

“In a society, always playing by the rules is less valuable than always doing what's right. #SpiritAirlines”

“@pathbear Correct. Societies dictate morality, not the Tao.”

“Your freedom to do what you want is limited by my own freedoms. In a civil society, we must agree to reasonably respect our neighbors.”

“As long as a society believes it has a right to kill a living being for its own benefit, there will be no end to its cruelty.”

“"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Benjamin Franklin”

“@divinitywaters In human society there's law governing conduct, good and evil actions. These are not defined by Tao, but by people.”

“@smellett71 Do all societies have elected leaders? Does the US elect its leader by majority? Which society has majority rule?”

“@smellett71 The "majority" is not always right. In general, no society is "majority" rules. So we are talking about your personal ideal.”

“@smellett71 A government does not need to legislate morality in order to have set boundaries for an orderly society.”

“Government should be the product of society, not society being a product of the government.”