Talk:Justification for the state

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The articles The purpose of government and The justification of the state are both pieces of User:Larrys Text. The justification of the state says: "Notice I am using the words "state" and "government" interchangeably here." Therefore I suggest to merge the two into one article, since the (one and the same) author claims they are in essense about the same (unless seomeone wants to split hairs state/govt and purpose/justfn). Mikkalai 01:04, 10 Jan 2004 (UTC)

[edit] I just split the hair

In strict usage, "state" and "government" aren't the same. I've just edited this article to reflect the traditional understanding of the difference. In a republic, "We the People" insofar as we act as voters, are the state. Our elevcted officials and their appointees are the government. That, at any rate, is the pertinent theory.

This article deserves a category but I'm hard pressed to divine an appropriate one--Hooperbloob 04:55, 5 Dec 2004 (UTC)