Why Society Doesn't Need the State

Why Society Doesn’t Need the State

01/24/2024 David Gordon

Thomas Hill Green, an eighteenth-century English philosopher, didn’t believe it was possible to have a good society without a powerful state. David Gordon explains why Green’s argument fails to impress.

Original Article: Why Society Doesn’t Need the State

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