The State, both in its genesis and by its primary intention, is purely anti-social. It is not based on the idea of natural rights, but on the idea that the individual has no rights except those that the State may provisionally grant him. It has always made justice costly and difficult of access, and has invariably held itself above justice and common morality whenever it could advantage itself by so doing.
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The unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism.
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The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, something else when read more
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Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.
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Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
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Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
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...one of the most notable characteristics of any Age of Conflict is the effort to achieve economic expansion by political rather than by economic means.
For every prohibition you create you also create an underground.
For every prohibition you create you also create an underground.
