5. Rawls (1999, p. 205) writes that if government is assumed to aim for the common good,...

╇ 5. Rawls (1999, p. 205) writes that if government is assumed to aim for the common good, and if “some men can be identified as having superior wisdom and judgment, others are willing to trust them and to concede to their opinion a greater wealth.” To what extent is government aimed at the common good? Can individuals be trusted to act on the behalf of society?

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