The State in its essence is merely an institution existing for the purpose of protecting its members against outward attack or inward dissension. It follows from this that the ultimate ground on which the State is necessary is the acknowledged lack of Right in the human race.
— Arthur Schopenhauer Modern

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On Government, from Parerga and Paralipomena

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1851

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