When government disappears, it's not as if paradise will take its place. When governments are gone, other interests will take their place.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Removing government does not create paradise but simply allows other interests to fill the void.
- In plain terms
- If government leaves, other interests will take over instead of paradise arriving.
- What can you take from it?
- Power vacuums are filled by other interests not necessarily paradise.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What replaces government?
- Is less government better?
Another view
It dismisses the possibility of voluntary cooperation without state structures.
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