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“The worship of the state is the worship of force. There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men. The worst evils which mankind ever had to endure were inﬂicted by bad governments.” - Ludwig von Mises

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hoppe2 3 months ago

The use of the term "bad governments" implies that good governments exist, which suggests that Mises held an overly optimistic perspective

npub1vcfs...kxyw 3 months ago

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“That government which governs best governs least.”

npub1lj0g...hkxe 3 months ago

People cannot be trusted. Therefore, no government can be trusted.

npub1c4ev...4ak5 3 months ago

Hell on earth, with infinite pleasure for everyone.

Neo ⚡️ 🛡️ 3 months ago

🎯💯

npub1z3r2...zmvf 3 months ago

All governments lead to democide. We have to take back our minds and Will to be Lights into the World and not let the belief in authority rule over our consciousness.

Democide - Wikipedia

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Neo ⚡️ 🛡️ 3 months ago

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Contra 🛡️ 3 months ago

If there is no God over the state, then the state has been made god.

BTC21 3 months ago

Every empire rots from within. Don’t pray for reform. Build parallel systems.