[MitchellC]

Of course not, and if you'd read my post more carefully you'd understand that I was arguing just the opposite.

As I said, the mandate of government is not to get rid of every - or any - evil just for the sake of doing so, but to protect society, which results in evil being curtailed.

[Jorge]

Of course not, and if you'd read my post more carefully you'd understand that I was arguing just the opposite.

Sorry if I misread your post.