“The worship of the state is the worship of force. There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men. The worst evils which mankind ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.” - Ludwig von Mises

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hoppe2 3 months ago
The use of the term "bad governments" implies that good governments exist, which suggests that Mises held an overly optimistic perspective
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G Force G 3 months ago
No because the plebs just haven't voted hard enough.