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[elwoodblues]

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But the converse has been the universal claim of all statists I have ever discussed this with; that any government, no matter how tyrranical, is better than anarchy (Hobbes's State of Nature), since anarchy always, supposedly, leads inevitably to the perpetual war of all against all; [censored] homini lupus est; a man is men's wolf.

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Can you cite someone more modern than the 17th century who thinks this? I certainly don't believe this.

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I believed it until I started reading this board.

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You really believed that ANY possible state (think the worst possible government) would be better than ANY possible anarchic society (think the best possible anarchic state)?? I just find that so hard to believe.