There is only one cardinal rule of ethics that is NEVER to be violated: No person or persons has the right to initiate the use of force or violence for any reason whatsoever! There are NO exceptions. None! Ever! To phrase this another way: no victim, no crime. Period. End of statement.
There is no government that does not violate this rule on a continual basis. Therefore, there is no ethical government anywhere.
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"A man needs a little madness...or else...he never dares cut the rope and be free."
Nikos Kazantzakis, ZORBA THE GREEK
Some of us just have a little more madness than others!