WRITEN IN MY PROFESSORS WORDS:
THOMAS AQUINAS ARGUES THAT CHURCH AND STATE SHOULD BE KEPT SEPARATE BECUASE THEY HAVE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS TO PREFORM. THE CHURCH PREPARES HUMANS FOR AN AFTER LIFE AND THE STATE PROVIDES FOR HUMAN NEEDS IN THIS LIFE. TOCQUEVILLE PICKS UP ON THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN PART II, BOOK IV, CHAPTER 6, HE SPEAKS OF A STATE THAT BECOMES SO ZEALOUS IN PROVIDING FOR THE NEEDS OF ITS CITIZENS THAT IT “SPARES THEM ALL THE CARE OF THINKING AND ALL THE TROUBLE OF LIVING.” (303, IN OUR ABRIDGED VERSION OF DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA) THE 5 PAGE DOUBLE SPACED PAPER SHOULD A) ELABORATES ON TOCQUEVILLE’S CONCERN IN CHAPTER 6 AND B)MAKES A JUDGEMENT AS TO WHETHER TOCQUEVILLE’S CONCERN WOULD BE INCREASED OR DECREASED BY OUR GOVERNMENT’S ACTIONS OF THE LAST FEW YEARS. THIS LAST TASK WILL REQURE THAT YOU DO SOME RESEARCH ON CURRENT EVENTS. USE THE INTERNET, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS, OR OTHER SOURCES OF RECENT TRENDS. (THE INVITATION TO USE (OTHER THAN YOUR OWN) IDEAS IN A PAPER SOMETIMES CAN REAISE TEH QUESTION OF HOW MUCH OF YOUR PAPER IS DUE TO YOU AND MUCH OF IT “BELONGS” TO SOMEONE ELSE. THE REAL TEST IS COMMON SENSE. DID YOU WRITE THE PAPER, THE BULK OF IT? IS THE JUDGEMENT IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE PAPER YOURS OR DUE TO SOMEONE ELSE? IF YOU QUOTE SOMEONE, USE THE QUOTATION MARKS AND GIVE A DETAILED REFERENCE. GENERALLY, DONT HAVE TO MUCH OF THE PAPER CONSIST OF QUOTES.)