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PEACE, ORDER AND GOOD GOVERNMENT[/b]

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In many Commonwealth jurisdictions, the phrase [b]"peace, order and good government" is an expression used in law to express the legitimate objects of legislative powers conferred by statute. The phrase appears in many Imperial Acts of Parliament and Letters Patent, most notably the constitutions of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia and, formerly, New Zealand and South Africa. Contrast with "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"...a phrase found in the United States Declaration of Independence.
Hmmph....It seems to me that the childish self-absorption and anarchy which has devolved from American "life, liberty and (a supposed) pursuit of happiness" is harmful to both life and the pursuit of happiness -- and even, ultimately, to liberty.

I think this will distinguish Canadians from Americans far into the forseeable future. Canadians, especially educated Canadians, usually are rather disgusted by what they see of American behaviour -- especially social behaviour.

In Canada, PEACE, ORDER, GOOD GOVERNMENT, as an ideal, trumps the incoherent blither of the Declaration of Independence.

Last edited by numan; 12/27/12 11:30 PM.