The ideally non-violent state will be an ordered anarchy. That State is the best governed which is governed the least.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A truly non‑violent state would be an ordered anarchy, governed minimally.
- In plain terms
- Least government yields the most orderly non‑violent society.
- What can you take from it?
- Minimal governance can foster peaceful order.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does minimal government handle public goods?
- What safeguards prevent chaos in an ordered anarchy?
Another view
Minimal governance may struggle with complex modern challenges.
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