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<!-- you can have any number of categories here --> [[Category:Libertarian Propaganda Terms]] {{DES | des = The "night watchman" idea is fundamentally stupid. There is no real-world equivalent where ONLY a night watchman is used. }} The "night watchman" idea is fundamentally stupid. There is no real-world equivalent where ONLY a night watchman is used. A night watchman can be easily overcome by surprise, proper weaponry, or few people working together. In the real world, when there are real night watchmen, they expect to call in the police or guard or military: the people who can actually stand up to a band of violent people with weaponry. Any violent movement developing within a night watchman state could easily topple it. A state needs to engage a significant part of the populace to ensure its support, enough to be stronger than possible usurpers. That's not a night watchman state. <!-- DPL has problems with categories that have a single quote in them. Use these explicit workarounds. --> <!-- normally, we would use {{Links}} and {{Quotes}} --> <!-- {{List|Night Watchman State|links=true}} {{Quotations|Night Watchman State|quotes=true}} {{Text | }} -->
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