Kevin Nicholson
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02 February, 09:23
"Happiness is an attribute of individuals. Individuals are not made happy by authority, but authority secures to them that tranquility, that free hand for helping themselves, that restful enjoyment of their own just winnings, which is one of the conditions of happiness. Nor does authority make men virtuous, except according to that rough-hewn, outline virtue, which is called "social virtue", and consists mainly of justice. When the ancients spoke of "virtue" being the concern of the State, they meant justice and efficiency. Neither the virtue nor the happiness of individuals is cared for by th
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Civil Authority
The moral power of command, supported by physical coercion, which the State exercises over its members
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"... Neither the virtue nor the happiness of individuals is cared for by the State except "as they are members of the civil community". In this respect, civil differs from domestic, or paternal, authority. The father cares for the members of his household one by one, singly and individually. The State cares for its members collectively, and for the individual only in his collective aspect. Hence it follows that the power of life and death is inherent in the State, not in the family. A man is hanged for the common good of the rest, never for his own good."
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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Civil Authority
The moral power of command, supported by physical coercion, which the State exercises over its members
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02137c.htm
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