Attempts at Utopia in Governments of Iran and the United States

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Two Sides of the Same Coin: Attempts at Utopia in Governments of Iran and the United States
An abundance of great minds and servants of the people in various nations have long pondered the precise meaning of what constitutes good government. The subject is difficult to entertain without conjuring up images of American’s founding fathers, who created a form of government that is considered as the “best realizable form of government” (Diamond 2). Thomas Jefferson for example said, “The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the only legitimate object of good government” (Jefferson 8). Yet different nations operate from a more theocratic center. According to their diverse religious leanings, these nations measure the...

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