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Precisely. You can't fault some Saxon farmer looking to his King to protect him from those bloodthirsty Norsemen over the horizon. Indeed, I'd argue that is the point of the State. It is there to maintain the necessary order and stability in which commerce and ironically liberty can thrive. Our...

I think that's almost true, but not quite. Most people are naturally followers, which is hardly a crime. Acknowledging you are not fit to rule is a demonstration of humility. I think it's more they want someone to lead them, to inspire them, than to simply be dominated.

Man's default state is liberty loving, until a few muppets make such a pig's ear of the country that everyone is begging for a strong hand to fix the mess. This is what happened with Caesar and Napoleon. Corruption and authoritarianism do go hand in hand, but I wonder whether or not it is (at...