We have been let down by our politicians, our representative who we entrusted our welfare, our commonwealth.” “But all you have to do is Google trials in Pennsylvania, corruption trials in Pennsylvania. “I think we’ve established programs and policies that would advance the common good,” Flowers says. But practically, there have been disappointments. The fact that Pennsylvania ranks as the worst state in educational inequity and is among the worst in income inequality for African Americans and women, begs the question: Is the commonwealth living up to its promise to provide for the good of all of its citizens?įor Christine Flowers, an immigration lawyer and opinion columnist, the answer is two-pronged. Aspirationally, she says, Pennsylvania puts forth its best effort. The term was coined by 16th century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes, considered one of the founders of modern political theory.
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