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Proceeding will be selections from this excellent summary of #subsidiarity by David W. Cooney that distinguish its fundamental principles from Enlightenment #socialcontract conceptions of #limitedgovernment and #federalism

http://practicaldistributism.blogspot.com/2014/01/distributism-basics-nature-and-roles-of.html

"An important difference between #subsidiarity and the view more commonly accepted in our society is that the higher levels don't get their authority from the lower levels. What authority they have is natural to them by their existence." ~David W. Cooney https://is.gd/etinHk

"The government of a community exists by virtue of the community's existence, and its authority is over precisely those things which deal with preserving the #CommonGood of each member and the totality of its members in matters that go beyond their own authority."

~David W. Cooney https://is.gd/etinHk

#subsidiarity

"[T]he authority of the government of each order of community is not granted to it from its members. Just as children do not establish the government of their parents or grant their authority, members of a higher order of community do not establish its government or grant its authority."

~David W. Cooney https://is.gd/etinHk

#subsidiarity

"#Subsidiarity [...] takes an older view of the #socialcontract idea, where the 'contract' may establish the form of government and who will hold the positions of government, but is limited in terms of establishing the functions of government."

~David W. Cooney https://is.gd/etinHk

#subsidiarity

"Therefore, neither the higher, nor the lower, orders of community may usurp the roles and authorities that are part of the internal life of any given community. This applies regardless of the form of government. It applies equally to a #monarchy, a #republic, or any other form."

~David W. Cooney https://is.gd/etinHk

#subsidiarity

"By having children, parents are obligated to care for, educate, and raise them to be virtuous people. They also become obligated to support and care for one another, for the #CommonGood of each other and the children they are obligated to raise."

~David W. Cooney https://is.gd/etinHk

#subsidiarity #rights

"#Rights are based on obligations which come from nature. There is no such thing as a right without an obligation to establish it. People think that #freedom is achieved by protecting #rights. In reality, #freedom is achieved by protecting #duties."

~David W. Cooney https://is.gd/etinHk

#subsidiarity

"[A] city, by virtue of its establishment has the obligation to establish laws for the #CommonGood of those living in its jurisdiction."

~David W. Cooney https://is.gd/etinHk

#subsidiarity

"#Subsidiarity is the basis for a true understanding of #limitedgovernment. #Subsidiarity is the firm basis for establishing protections for the #freedom of individuals and the #freedom of each order of community within a society. #Subsidiarity is the foundation of true #liberty."

~David W. Cooney https://is.gd/etinHk