The Essence Of Politics

The essence of politics – being unkind to strangers.

That is because the essence of government is theft, kidnapping, and murder.

The libertarian view is that a balance should be stuck so that in general “theft, kidnapping, and murder” is minimized by striking a balance between the freelancers and the organized variety (criminals and government).

Obviously it is possible to have too many criminals. What is not obvious to too many these days is that it is possible to have too much government. The middle way is the best path. But we are learning by the method of excess. “The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. For it is only when you have had too much that you know how much is enough.” (probably not the exact quote)