government: an institution which prevents injustice other than such as it commits itself.
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government: an institution which prevents injustice other than such as it commits itself.
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Nice quote. Works withou the “in,” too:
Government: an institution that prevents justice other than that it inflicts itself.
Lenin’s is better:
“State [government] is an apparatus that functions by violence [suppression]”
(from the article State and Revolution)
I’d say that is a best case scenario.
In reality, we tend to get a lot government injustice combined with an inability to prevent private injustices. See Detroit.
Or more succinctly:
government: an institution which monopolises injustice.