The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man's rights, wh…

Ayn Rand
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The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man's rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence. A proper government is only a policeman, acting as an agent of man's self-defense, and, as such, may only resort to force only against those who start the use of force. ✨ Ayn Rand (2016). Atlas Shrugged, p.812, Hamilton Books
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