korrents

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People must give up some natural rights to give government the powers it needs

Drawn from what John Jay said

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government What states are for and what they are worse at than markets and networks: legitimacy, moral hazard, and who may be entrusted with power.

What John Jay actually said

  1. John Jay American statesman and jurist (1745 to 1829)
    Nothing is more certain than the indispensable necessity of government, and it is equally undeniable, that whenever and however it is instituted, the people must cede to it some of their natural rights in order to vest it with requisite powers.

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