Do the principles senator morrill speaks about still apply to u. s. commerce and industry today?

Hon. Justin S. Morrill of Vermont gave a speech called "The Tariff Bill" in the Senate of the United States in 1872.

In this speech, the senator argues that free trade hurts American labourers by forcing them to compete with cheap imports from other countries. His view is called protectionism. It encouraged the establishment of tariffs in trade in order to protect national industries.

There is no clear answer as to whether this is the case for workers nowadays. It is clear that protectionism means that national industries do not have to compete with foreign imports. This can lead to higher wages for workers and more long-lasting industries. However, those who criticize this approach argue that industries might last longer, but they become less efficient by not having to compete with anyone. Innovation is often limited as well. Moreover, the consumers are impacted by having less options and more expensive products.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality. 

roosevelt believed that in light of the country's recent military successes, it was unnecessary to use force to achieve foreign policy goals, so long as the military could threaten force. this belief, and his strategy of “speaking softly and carrying a big stick,” shaped much of roosevelt's foreign policy.