Property is artificial. In "nature", one must constantly be prepared to defend one's territory, with no recourse to assistance from others. In a governed socie

Property is artificial. In "nature", one must constantly be prepared to defend one's territory, with no recourse to assistance from others. In a governed society, one generally does not face constant attacks against one's territory, and when those attacks do happen (much less often), one has recourse to automatic assistance in defending it, with the threat represented by that automatic assistance acting as an effective deterrent to attacks.