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Quotes About Self-governed

As long as a single center has a monopoly on the use of coercion, one has a state rather than a self-governed society.
~ Elinor Ostrom
But until a theoretical explanation -based on human choice – for self-organized and self-governed enterprises is fully developed and accepted, major policy decisions will continue to be undertaken with a presumption that individuals cannot organize themselves and always need to be organized by external authorities.
~ Elinor Ostrom