in all we do in our life.
-- Rob Preece, "Preparing for Tantra: Creating the Psychological Ground for
Practice", published by Shambhala and Snow Lion Publications.
+~
+ In fact, one of the things that I hope all of us have learned these past few
+weeks is that it turns out smart, effective government is important. It
+matters. I think the American people during this shutdown had a chance to get
+some idea of all the things, large and small, that government does that make a
+difference in people's lives.
+ We hear all the time about how government is the problem. Well, it turns
+out we rely on it in a whole lot of ways. Not only does it keep us strong
+through our military and our law enforcement, it plays a vital role in caring
+for our seniors and our veterans, educating our kids, making sure our workers
+are trained for the jobs that are being created, arming our businesses with
+the best science and technology so they can compete with companies from other
+countries. It plays a key role in keeping our food and our toys and our
+workplaces safe. It helps folks rebuild after a storm. It conserves our
+natural resources. It finances startups. It helps to sell our products
+overseas. It provides security to our diplomats abroad.
+ So let's work together to make government work better, instead of treating
+it like an enemy or purposely making it work worse. That’s not what the
+founders of this nation envisioned when they gave us the gift of self-
+government. You don’t like a particular policy or a particular president,
+then argue for your position. Go out there and win an election. Push to
+change it. But don’t break it. Don’t break what our predecessors spent
+over two centuries building. That's not being faithful to what this country
+is about.
+ -- Barack Obama, after the US government shutdown of 2013 had ended.
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