>From a paragraph of mine a day or two ago: <<<< The nation-state should be confined only to limited functions -- defence, public protection and the justice system (which should include enforced transparency of information of everything that relates to ordinary daily life). >>>>
a FW subscriber has sent me the following in a private message: <<<< That each level of government should administer that which lies most clearly under its jurisdiction is self-evident and follows......... "Subsidiarity", Defined in the Papal encyclical "Quadragisemo Anno", as quoted in "The Age of Paradox" by Charles Handy": "It is an injustice, a grave evil and a disturbance of right order for a large and higher organization to arrogate to itself functions which can be performed efficiently by smaller, lower bodies...". >>>> That's it. In a nutshell. Keith Hudson ___________________________________________________________________ Keith Hudson, General Editor, Calus <http://www.calus.org> 6 Upper Camden Place, Bath BA1 5HX, England Tel: +44 1225 312622; Fax: +44 1225 447727; mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________
