The Free Market Economy, that holy grail of the capitalist philosophy, does not exist. Two factors preclude its existence: Crime and Politics. This may well be the root of the "small government" maxim: "The government that governs least governs best." One of the great misinterpretations of this statement arises from a fundamental confusion between civic administration and governance. Civic administration is the execution of various functions designed to insure the continued security of the rights of individual citizens and to lubricate social friction. This is accomplished through the use of civic and social services, a legal system, and usually some sort of militia. These organizations are the "tools" of civic administration. Governance is the manipulation of these tools to control the populace.
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