So who came up with the idea that ‘compassion’ could or needed to be legislated? I still smart over the phrase ‘compassionate’ conservatism.
Good point. As Rush has said, being compassionate isn’t a Nanny State that promotes welfare dependence but true compassion gives people the opportunity to seek independence and self-reliance in our free-market system. That alone gives people real self-respect and makes them contributors rather than consumers on the public dole.