Government defined We must keep firmly in mind the essential difference between governments and other agencies that deal in force. A government intends to profit from the initiation of force. A private agency (including a protection agency) intends to profit from trade. A government uses force to gain values. A private protection agency uses trade to gain values. Both deal in force, but the government uses it offensively whereas the private agency uses it defensively. This is also true of law. Government institutions of law have a purpose different from that of the institutions of common law. Common law and its institutions facilitate voluntary interactions; government law and its institutions implement involuntary interactions. Not only is it the case that government intends to profit from the initiation of force, government is structured in such a way that its functioning can ONLY result from the initiation of force. Without taxation, government could not function. This is the reason why government cannot mitigate failure without also eliminating opportunities for success.-David King
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:24:47 +0000