#5. Religion was a hindrance in establishing public education in Europe because they limited education since their only goal was the production of their religious sects. They sought to form more religious children and in that, caused rifts among groups. Each wanted a school with its own religious background.
#6. It was the countries best interest to ensure that all children of citizens received free public educations because (according to french philosophers), a society can only continue if its populous is well educated. And the nation cannot prosper if its people are lacking in efficient knowledge needed to fix their country.
#7. When Lord Shaftesbury said; "We ask but for a slight relaxation of toil, a time to live and a time to die", he was saying that the work hours were too long, men were not able to do what they needed to survive, and that the people were almost dead, continuing to live even though it was way past their time. He said people needed time to themselves, that humans had limited time on earth and didn't need to spend all of it in a factory!
#8. Governments began to take over public utilities in the late nineteenth century because they felt it would help to reign in the uncontrolled expansion of the early industrial revolution and it would assist in paving a new way of life into the countries.
#9.It may be in a state's best interest to have compulsory insurance because it lessens the appeal of socialism, it makes money for the government and gave money to those injured in accidents, got sick, or who were simply too old to work.
#10. Two consequences that resulted from an increase of the role of the Government were; a huge growth in the size of European civil services and the creation of new taxes that covered the cost of the governments new activities.
