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> [“when the highest virtues of mankind cannot be accomplished fully through voluntary actions, the greater good demands that the government compel people to do them. That is, after all, the only moral purpose of a government.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-w-southwick/when-the-highest-virtues-of-mankind-cannot-be-accomplished-fully/)

[S.W. Southwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-w-southwick/)

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## Other authors on Moral Purpose

## More by S.W. Southwick

> [“I’ve never understood who owns public property—whether it’s the taxpayers, the government, or the person who uses it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-w-southwick/i-ve-never-understood-who-owns-public-property-whether-it-s-the/)

[S.W. Southwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-w-southwick/)

> [“When he stops swinging fists and starts talking about love and sacrificing for others, that’s when you should pucker up for the real punch,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-w-southwick/when-he-stops-swinging-fists-and-starts-talking-about-love-and/)

[S.W. Southwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-w-southwick/)

> [“when the price of peace with others is the surrender of one’s highest values, conflict become one’s greatest asset.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-w-southwick/when-the-price-of-peace-with-others-is-the-surrender-of-one-s-highest/)

[S.W. Southwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-w-southwick/)

> [“Want me to say it? Want me to confess what makes me an actual felon and reserves me a choice spot in hell?” “Please,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-w-southwick/want-me-to-say-it-want-me-to-confess-what-makes-me-an-actual-felon/)

[S.W. Southwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-w-southwick/)

> [“that sweet, unlimited democratic system, allowing plunder at the drop of a vote.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-w-southwick/that-sweet-unlimited-democratic-system-allowing-plunder-at-the-drop/)

[S.W. Southwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-w-southwick/)

> [“There is no sanctuary against those who impose their beliefs on others through laws, not one single strip of dry land on this Earth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-w-southwick/there-is-no-sanctuary-against-those-who-impose-their-beliefs-on/)

[S.W. Southwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-w-southwick/)

> [“Agreement doesn't make truth---reality does.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-w-southwick/agreement-doesn-t-make-truth-reality-does/)

[S.W. Southwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-w-southwick/)

> [“when the highest virtues of mankind cannot be accomplished fully through voluntary actions, the greater good demands that the government compel people to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-w-southwick/when-the-highest-virtues-of-mankind-cannot-be-accomplished-fully/)

[S.W. Southwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-w-southwick/)

> [“If the universe comes melting down around you in searing flames and yet you remain alive... If all the minds of the world bind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-w-southwick/if-the-universe-comes-melting-down-around-you-in-searing-flames-and/)

[S.W. Southwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-w-southwick/)

> [“What do you think marks an honorable warrior? His moral aim is to put an end to aggression if others commence it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-w-southwick/what-do-you-think-marks-an-honorable-warrior-his-moral-aim-is-to-put/)

[S.W. Southwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-w-southwick/)

> [“When the message is demanding you give up the only things you care about, what’s more offensive? A punch to the face or the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-w-southwick/when-the-message-is-demanding-you-give-up-the-only-things-you-care/)

[S.W. Southwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-w-southwick/)

> [“I am the source of my own purpose—MY source for living.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-w-southwick/i-am-the-source-of-my-own-purpose-my-source-for-living/)

[S.W. Southwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-w-southwick/)

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