Our founding fathers believed that the rights of every American citizen to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are based on immutable laws of nature. Human behaviors that promote life, liberty, and happiness are in harmony with natural law. Thus, the whole population is constantly violating natural law, causing problems for themselves and their communities. Smoking is an example of behavior that runs counter to the natural laws that support good physical health. Violation of natural law causes stress.
Stress causes a complex psychophysiological chain reaction in the human body.
Moreover, the combined stress of all the individuals in society builds up and creates a dangerous, criminal atmosphere in the whole community. This epidemic of stress has rent our social fabric and threatens the lives of Americans everywhere. The government reflects this social disorder. Government is a mirror of the nation. To deal with all the problems engendered by social stress, government responds with laws, regulations, and costly social programs designed to protect us from ourselves.