From a friend via Dr. Higgs book Delusions of Power. Valid points? __________________________ Historical arguments against the abolition of slavery and contemporary arguments against the abolition of the government as we know it. 1. Slavery is natural 1. Government as we know it is natural. 2. Slavery has always existed 2. Government as we know it has always existed. 3. Every society on earth has slavery 3. Every society on earth has government as we know it. 4. The slaves are not capable of taking care of themselves 4. The people are not capable of taking care of themselves. 5. Without masters the slaves will die off 5. Without government as we know it the people will die off. 6. Where the common people are free, they are even worse off than slaves. 6. When the common people have no government as we know it they are much worse off. 7. Getting rid of slavery would occasion great bloodshed and other evils. 7. Getting rid of government as we know it would occasion greater bloodshed other evils.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:30:24 +0000
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