I, as European, always find fascinating when US people says: "The only legitimate purpose of government is to protect rights"... I feel the purpose of governmen

I, as European, always find fascinating when US people says: "The only legitimate purpose of government is to protect rights"... I feel the purpose of government is to protect and nurture the community and give the citizen common services. Different personal opionions and exceptions apply of course, but I feel this is probably the biggest difference in culture between US and EU.