Carol

We've both been posting on this forum for a long, long time so why you feel it incumbent on you to refer to me as "the person mischaracterizing my words in the above post" is really a puzzler. I was simply trying to determine if you thought government, by its very nature, corrupts human relationships and prevents man from exploring his basic aspirations for peace and harmony. If not, I have to wonder at your statement that "governments are the cause of most of the major conflicts between peoples", when one could certainly make an equally strong case for religion, greed, or racism. I was not trying to launch a personal attack on you or impune your credibility.

Sincerely,
EJ