You seem confused. The purpose of government is to have a stable group of muggers who behave themselves, not to make you guilt-free. /You/ can never legitimize

You seem confused. The purpose of government is to have a stable group of muggers who behave themselves, not to make you guilt-free. /You/ can never legitimize or de-legitimize the state, only its citizens in aggregate can. Which is why voting is so handy, you get to de-legitimize a state without all that nasty killing. I don't understand grand visions of a world built entirely of nice people. Someone will always figure out that they can be top dog by being 10% more asshole than everyone else, and then you're back to the start- building a society around coercion and limiting assholes and useful shortcuts to revolution. Public schools may not be the best, but you may have missed some important life lessons by skipping out.