Be careful about buying into the unassailable legitimacy of governmental/regulatory force. As often as not, regulations are the abuses. Winning a popularity con

Be careful about buying into the unassailable legitimacy of governmental/regulatory force. As often as not, regulations are the abuses. Winning a popularity contest (or achieving regulatory power through even less optimal means) does not automatically confer unwavering devotion to the commons or the general welfare. "If men were angels, no government [of likewise non-angelic men] would be necessary".