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Revision as of 17:21, 27 March 2013
About
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
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:
- truisms:
- Government cannot create wealth: if true, this can be said of any organization.
Links
Reference
- Wikipedia
- Conservapedia
- dKosopedia has a small collection of myths about government
SourceWatch
News
Related
- 1972/06/17 [L..T] Libertarian Party Platform of 1972 "We, the members of the Libertarian Party, challenge the cult of the omnipotent state, and defend the rights of the individual."