Government

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Government refers to:

• the means by which a society or community is governed
• the organization whose function is to govern
• the act of governance

There is considerable disagreement about whether a "government" must necessarily be hierarchical and coercive.

There is also disagreement about the proper role of government. The following list seems to comprise the main views:

• to protect the weak from the strong.
• to enforce voluntary contracts
• to protect the few from the many

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Pages

• anarchy: the absence of government
• anti-governmentism: the idea that government is always bad
• backup government
• citizen government
• open government
• world government
• national governments:
  • US/gov - US government
• related projects:
  • InstaGov
• truisms:
  • Government cannot create wealth: if true, this can be said of any organization.

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Reference

• Wikipedia
• Conservapedia
• dKosopedia has a small collection of myths about government
• SourceWatch