and for that reason you then get people on the left, especially on the extreme left such as george hagle that life, quote, is something essentially alive. life is essentially something alive. it doesn't make much sense of us. it's simply a state of being. that you are here and you are living because you are. and then in order to fill that void that you're just here, government comes in and government makes the value for your life. that government is here to make life better for you. government is there to make you more responsible. the next method i'd like to talk about -- and this is one thing i want to clear up about my book. i mentioned -- i go into a little detail about this. limited government is not just ditching government all together. it's not. first and foremost, government is necessary to preserve the peace at the most basic levels. government is there to preserve the peace. government is there for the common defense. government is there for the general welfare. government is there to make sure things run smoothly and that we can all live prosperously in the greatest country o