Difference between revisions of "Omnipotent Government/coercion"
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| − | | text = Liberalism is not so foolish as to aim at the abolition of the state. Liberals fully recognize that no social coöperation and no civilization could exist without some amount of compulsion and coercion. It is the task of government to protect the social system against the attacks of those who plan actions detrimental to its maintenance and operation. | + | | text = Liberalism [libertarianism] is not so foolish as to aim at the abolition of the state. Liberals [libertarians] fully recognize that no social coöperation and no civilization could exist without some amount of compulsion and coercion. It is the task of government to protect the social system against the attacks of those who plan actions detrimental to its maintenance and operation. |
| cite = [[Ludwig von Mises]], [http://mises.org/books/og.pdf "Omnipotent Government"] | | cite = [[Ludwig von Mises]], [http://mises.org/books/og.pdf "Omnipotent Government"] | ||
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| + | Von Mises attempted to claim that his libertarian views were the true liberalism. | ||
