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*[[Hillary Clinton]] once quipped, "It takes a village [aka government] to raise a kid."<ref>[http://www.ontheissues.org/Takes_A_Village.htm OnTheIssues.org]</ref> In a normal society, however, it takes only a [[mother]] and a [[father]].

*[[Hillary Clinton]] once quipped, "It takes a village [aka government] to raise a kid."<ref>[http://www.ontheissues.org/Takes_A_Village.htm OnTheIssues.org]</ref> In a normal society, however, it takes only a [[mother]] and a [[father]].

* Former [[New York City]] Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]]'s May 2012 proposal to restrict the sale of soft drinks in venues, restaurants and sidewalk carts to 16 ounces.<ref> Michael Grynbaum, New York Plans to Ban Sale of  Big Sizes of Sugary Drinks, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/nyregion/bloomberg-plans-a-ban-on-large-sugared-drinks.html?_r=1, Accessed 27 March 2014, [[New York Times]], May 31, 2012, "The measures have led to occasional derision of the mayor as Nanny Bloomberg, by those who view the restrictions as infringements on personal freedom."</ref>

* Former [[New York City]] Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]]'s May 2012 proposal to restrict the sale of soft drinks in venues, restaurants and sidewalk carts to 16 ounces.<ref>Michael Grynbaum, New York Plans to Ban Sale of  Big Sizes of Sugary Drinks, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/nyregion/bloomberg-plans-a-ban-on-large-sugared-drinks.html?_r=1, Accessed 27 March 2014, [[New York Times]], May 31, 2012, "The measures have led to occasional derision of the mayor as Nanny Bloomberg, by those who view the restrictions as infringements on personal freedom."</ref>

* Compulsory [[public school]]ing.

* Compulsory [[public school]]ing.

*In the [[United Kingdom]] and [[European Union]], the government pays for advertisements about healthy eating, including encouragements to drink more milk.<ref>http://ec.europa.eu/cyprus/news/eu_school_milk_campaign_en.htm</ref><ref>http://cdn.buzznet.com/media/jjr/headlines/2011/05/rupert-grint-milk.jpg</ref>

*In the [[United Kingdom]] and [[European Union]], the government pays for advertisements about healthy eating, including encouragements to drink more milk.<ref>http://ec.europa.eu/cyprus/news/eu_school_milk_campaign_en.htm</ref><ref>http://cdn.buzznet.com/media/jjr/headlines/2011/05/rupert-grint-milk.jpg</ref>

*In 2011, the [[Wales|Welsh]] government [[big government|mandated]] fire sprinklers in all new houses, regardless of the wishes of the builders or owners <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-14394547</ref>.

*In 2011, the [[Wales|Welsh]] government [[big government|mandated]] fire sprinklers in all new houses, regardless of the wishes of the builders or owners.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-14394547</ref>

*Putting [[iodine]] in  table [[salt]].

*Putting [[iodine]] in  table [[salt]].

*Putting [[fluoride]] in drinking [[water]].

*Putting [[fluoride]] in drinking [[water]].

==Quotes about the Nanny State ==

==Quotes about the Nanny State ==

* "Everyone wants to live at the expense of [[the state]]. They forget that the state wants to live at the expense of everyone." -- Frederic Bastiat

* "Everyone wants to live at the expense of [[the state]]. They forget that the state wants to live at the expense of everyone."—Frederic Bastiat

* "A [[democracy]] is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the [[National debt|public treasury]]. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose [[fiscal policy]]…" -- Alexander Fraser Tytler, Scottish lawyer and writer, 1770

* "A [[democracy]] is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the [[National debt|public treasury]]. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose [[fiscal policy]]…"—Alexander Fraser Tytler, Scottish lawyer and writer, 1770

* "Of all [[tyrannies]], a [[socialism|tyranny]] exercised for the good of its victims may be the most [[oppressive]]. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral [[liberals|busybodies]]. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – [[C. S. Lewis]]

* "Of all [[tyrannies]], a [[socialism|tyranny]] exercised for the good of its victims may be the most [[oppressive]]. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral [[liberals|busybodies]]. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – [[C. S. Lewis]]

==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Police state]]

* [[Police state]]

* [[Liberal totalitarianism]]

* [[Liberal totalitarianism]]

== External Links ==

== External links ==

* [http://newsbusters.org/nanny-staters-vision-undistracted-driving.html Nanny State political cartoon]

* [http://newsbusters.org/nanny-staters-vision-undistracted-driving.html Nanny State political cartoon]

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