moral test of government

This came from my senator and former VP of the US.
"The moral test of government is how it treats those who are in the dawn of life . . . the children; those who are in the twilight of life . . . the elderly; and those who are in the shadow of life . . . the sick . . . the needy . . . and the disabled."
-- Hubert Humphrey
As someone from Australia asked me about health care reform in the US. My reply was;
The people shouting the loudest hate it but I really think they just want complete anarchy. Survival of the fittest and all, and since I no longer am in that category I should probably just reduce myself as part of the surplus population.