We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. — Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence
What should the focus of a government be? How much power should it have? — MonfortS26
What should the focus of a government be? How much power should it have? — MonfortS26
What is the purpose of government?
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What should the focus of a government be? How much power should it have? — MonfortS26
It has no "purpose." Rather, it has a structural position in a constellation of institutions that further (or retard) social development. — Saphsin
Uncle Karl says that the state is a committee to organize the affairs of the bourgeoisie. — Bitter Crank
Competent
Honest
Effective
Efficient
Responsive — Bitter Crank
But there must be governance of some kind... — John Days
During her life, Goldman was lionized as a free-thinking "rebel woman" by admirers, and denounced by detractors as an advocate of politically motivated murder and violent revolution.[3] Her writing and lectures spanned a wide variety of issues, including prisons, atheism, freedom of speech, militarism, capitalism, marriage, free love, and homosexuality. Although she distanced herself from first-wave feminism and its efforts toward women's suffrage, she developed new ways of incorporating gender politics into anarchism. After decades of obscurity, Goldman gained iconic status by a revival of interest in her life in the 1970s, when feminist and anarchist scholars rekindled popular interest. — INFO SHOP (Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of the truth)
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