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doesn't have the right to tell you what kind of job you have to do.
Śrīla Prabhupāda:  If the government is not perfect, it should not be allowed to tell people what to do. But if the government is perfect, then it can.
BTG:  The third natural right they mentioned was that every human being has the right to pursue happiness.
Śrīla Prabhupāda:  Yes. But your standard of happiness may be different from my standard. You may like to eat meat; I hate it. How can your standard of happiness be equal to mine?
BTG:  So should everyone be free to try to achieve whatever standard of happiness he wants?
Śrīla Prabhupāda:  No, the standard of happiness should be prescribed according to the qualities of the person. You must divide the whole society into four groups: those with  brāhmaṇa  qualities, those with  kṣatriya  qualities, those with  vaiśya  qualities, and those with  śūdra  qualities.* Everyone should have good facility to work according to his natural qualities.
You cannot engage a bull in the business of a horse, nor can you engage a horse in the business of a bull. Today practically everyone is getting a college education. But what is taught at these colleges? Mostly technical knowledge, which is  śūdra  education. Real higher education means learning Vedic wisdom. This is meant for the  brāhmaṇas . Alone,  śūdra  education leads to a chaotic condition. Everyone should be tested to find out which education he is suited for. Some  śūdras  may be given technical education, but most  śūdras  should work on the farms. Because everyone is coming to the cities to get an education, thinking, "We can get more money," the agriculture is being neglected. Now there is scarcity because no one is engaged in producing nice foodstuffs. All these anomalies have been caused by bad government. It is the duty of the government to see that everyone is engaged according to his natural qualities. Then people will be happy.
BTG:  So if the government artificially puts all men into one class, then there can't be happiness.
Śrīla Prabhupāda:  No, that is unnatural and will cause chaos.
BTG:  America's founding fathers didn't like classes because they'd had such bad experience with them. Before the revolution, Americans had
*  Brāhmaṇas  are the learned and pious teachers (and spiritual leaders) of society,  kṣatriyas  are the military and administrators,  vaiśyas  are the farmers and merchants, and  śūdras  are the laborers.