And, yes, I DO take it personally: In a failed state, the criminals are INSIDE the government

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When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society,
they create for themselves, in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes
it and a moral code that glorifies it. -- Fred Bastiat

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