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	Night watchman state - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Minarchists propose to enforce a night watchman state with a clearly-defined constitution on the government's powers, and may also see it necessary to ensure the constitution cannot be amended after adoption.
		To ensure that the government does not breach the constitution, some minarchists are proponents of the right to bear arms, assuming that citizens would support the minarchist constitution and arguing that the right to bear arms would enable them to defend themselves and the constitution, preserving the minimal state.
		In general, the majority of minarchists use deontological arguments: they claim that a minimal state is good in and of itself (for example because it fits their view of natural law), and that any further extension of government is inherently evil, even if it leads to good consequences.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Night_watchman_state (618 words)

	Minarchism - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Minarchists are opposed to anarchism, believing it naïve and overly simplistic.
		Radical minarchists usually agree that government should be restricted to its "minimal" or "night watchman" state functions of government (e.g., courts, police, prisons, defense forces).
		Minarchists usually explain their vision of the state by referring to basic principles rather than arguing in terms of pragmatic results.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /minarchists.htm (274 words)

	Minarchism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Many minarchists usually agree that government should be restricted to its "minimal" or "night watchman" state functions of government (e.g., courts, police, prisons, defense forces).
		Minarchists are generally opposed to government programs that either transfer wealth or subsidize certain sectors of the economy.
		However, many minarchists support taxation and/or monopolies of the minimal state and thus some redistribution of wealth and subsidies to the state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minarchism (501 words)

	Minarchism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Some other minarchists include in the role of government the management of essential common infrastructure (roads, money); some, by what is sometimes reproached to them as a slippery slope, include quite a lot in such essential infrastructure (schools, hospitals, social security).
		Minarchists are generally opposed to government programs which transfer wealth or which subsidize certain sectors of the economy.
		Minarchists usually justify their vision of the state by referring to basic principles rather than arguing in terms of pragmatic results.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Minarchism.html (342 words)

	Minarchism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Minarchists believe some minimal government is necessary to preserve liberty (from invading non-minarchy based armies, if nothing else).
		Minarchists agree that the guiding principle in determining what should or should not fall into the domain of the government is the maximization of individual liberty.
		Some minarchists explain their vision of the state by referring to basic principles rather than arguing in terms of pragmatic results.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minarchists (501 words)

	Minarchism -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Minarchists are opposed to (A political theory favoring the abolition of governments) anarchism, believing it naïve and overly simplistic.
		Radical minarchists usually agree that government should be restricted to its "minimal" or " (A watchman who works during the night) night watchman" state functions of government (e.g., courts, police, prisons, defense forces).
		Minarchists are generally opposed to government programs that either (Click link for more info and facts about transfer wealth) transfer wealth or (Click link for more info and facts about subsidize) subsidize certain sectors of the economy.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mi/minarchism.htm (448 words)

	Minarchism - Wikipedia
		Radical minarchists usually agree that government should be restricted to its "guardian state" functions of government (police, justice).
		Some other minarchists include in the role of government the management of essential common infrastructure (roads); some, by what is sometimes reproached to them as a slippery slope, include quite a lot in such essential infrastructure (schools, hospitals, money).
		Actually, these minarchists conservatively accept as valid some of current government's domain, and consider it more urgent to stop the expansion of government than to reduce its domain to any particular size.
	nostalgia.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minarchism (176 words)

	eLibrary Project : Minarchism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Minarchists are opposed to anarchism, it naÃ¯ve and overly simplistic.
		Radical minarchists usually agree that government should be restricted to its "minimal" or "night watchman state,watchman" state functions of government (e.g.
		Minarchists are generally opposed to government programs that either Redistribution_of_wealth,wealth or subsidy,certain sectors of the economy.
	elibraryproject.com /info/Minarchism.html (290 words)

	Night watchman state - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Most minarchists wish to restrict the state to a night watchman role by means of a strict constitution.
		Many minarchists also see it necessary to ensure that the state stays minimal, and that the minarchist constitution cannot be changed after being adopted.
		Popperian libertarians often see the night watchman state as the best tool to implement an open society, in the sense that the evolution of institutions and culture is left to its own devices, rather than being influenced by such things as liberal democracy.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Minimal_state (416 words)

	Encyclopedia: Minarchism
		In civics, minarchism, sometimes called minimal statism, is the view that the size, role and influence of government in a free society should be minimal - only large enough to protect the liberty of each and every individual, without violating the liberty of any individuals itself.
		A night watchman state, or a minimal state is a form of government in political philosophy where the governments responsibilities are so minimal they cannot be reduced much further without becoming a form of anarchy.
		For example, in his book Anarchy, State and Utopia Robert Nozick defines the role of a minimal state as follows: Robert Nozick (November 16, 1938 â€“ January 23, 2002) was an American philosopher and Pellegrino University Professor at Harvard University.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Minarchism (1976 words)

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		Minarchists qualify as authentic libertarians so long as they believe it possible for their minimal State to remain nonaggressive.
		Usually the minarchist must be brought first to anarchism, which requires that he accept an institutional analysis of the State, and only then to voluntaryism.
		Minarchists give reserved, qualified agreement all the while explaining the alleged distinction between a government and a state.
	users.aol.com /xeqtr1/voluntaryist/vis01.txt (7355 words)

	Minarchism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Some other minarchists include in the role of government the management ofessential common infrastructure (roads, money); some, by what is sometimes reproached to them as a slippery slope, include quitea lot in such essential infrastructure (schools, hospitals, social security).
		Minarchists are generally opposed to governmentprograms which transfer wealth or which subsidize certain sectors of the economy.
		Minarchists usually justify their vision of the state by referring to basic principles rather than arguing in terms ofpragmatic results.
	www.therfcc.org /minarchism-4732.html (390 words)

	minarchism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Minarchism, sometimes clumsily called minimal statism, is the view of civics that government should be as small as possible.
		However, minarchists often disagree on just how small that is. Many minarchists consider themselves part of the libertarian tradition.
		Supporters usually argue that anarchism is naive and goes too far towards simplicity, and that what they call minarchy continues traditions of classical liberal philosophy in their original form.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /minarchism.html (444 words)

	Minarchism
		Many minarchists usually agree that government should be restricted to its "minimal" or "night watchman" state functions of government (e.
		Some minarchists include in the ideal role of government the management of essential common infrastructure (e.
		Prominent minarchists include Benjamin Constant, Herbert Spencer, Leonard Read, Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich Hayek, James M.
	www.cooldictionary.com /words/Minarchism.xlwikipedia (527 words)

	Encyclopedia: Minarchists
		Anarchism is a term which encompasses a variety of political philosophies, social movements, and political ideologies that advocate the abolition of all forms of imposed or involuntary authority including social hierarchy and coercive power.
		The night watchman state or the minimal state is the state with the least possible amount of powers; these powers cannot be reduced any further without abolishing the state altogether and instituting a form of anarchy.
		A subsidy is generally a monetary grant given by government in support of an activity regarded as being in the public interest.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Minarchists (1813 words)

	ipedia.com: Libertarianism Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Both minarchists and anarcho-capitalists differ in their beliefs from the anarcho-syndicalists, anarcho-socialists and libertarian socialists, who are usually considered not to be libertarians at all (the feeling is mutual; anarcho-socialists and libertarian socialists claim that capitalism is incompatible with freedom, and thus libertarian/anarcho-capitalists cannot be considered libertarians at all).
		The minarchists believe that a "minimal" or a "night-watchman" state is necessary to guarantee property rights and civil liberties, and is to be used for that purpose only.
		Critics of both these positions generally point to the historical record of democratic governments as evidence that democracy and popular rule have succeeded not only in containing government abuse of freedom, but have in fact transformed the state from a violent master of the people into their loyal and peaceful servant.
	www.ipedia.com /libertarianism_1.html (2399 words)

	In Defense of Rational Anarchism
		When the nineteenth-century minarchist Auberon Herbert advanced his theory of "voluntary taxation," he was widely praised by anarchists, such as Benjamin Tucker, who embraced him as one of their own.
		The minarchists who lie down with the logic of sovereignty argument are infested with the fleas of absolutism, but apparently they haven't noticed or don't care.
		Minarchists, after noting that an objective theory of justice can generate the right to exclude competing agencies in some cases (i.e., when the agency is unjust), erroneously conclude that this right flows from political sovereignty.
	www.ifi.uio.no /~thomas/po/rational-anarchism.html (4738 words)

	Night watchman state
		Utilitarian minarchists such as arguably John Stuart Mill believe that a night watchman state is the most conducive to happiness or fulfillment of preferences and therefore is the only moral form of society.
		Some libertarian theorists are contractarian minarchists believing that a social contract would lead to a night watchman state.
		Egalitarian minarchists believe that a night watchman state is the most equal form of society as politicians and bureaucrats would not have much power over their subjects, but also the poor would have legal help and protection against crime and war [Why I'm a Minarchist].
	en.efactory.pl /Minimal_state (724 words)

	SoloHQ: Forum
		The fact that anarchists and minarchists are not aligned with respect to their primary goals does not mean that they are not, at some times, aligned with respect to subsidiary or prerequisite goals.
		When and where the interests and tactical goals of anarchists and minarchists are aligned, and where each side regards a given outcome as beneficial to its overall strategic position, there's no particular reason why an alliance of convenience cannot exist.
		Or anarchists and minarchists might work together on an initiative to fight the imposition of a new drug law, or to eliminate an existing drug law.
	solohq.com /Forum/GeneralForum/0460_6.shtml (3355 words)

	Democrat Discussion Forum / DDF
		Many minarchists extol the virtues of the US Constitution, and view the early years of the US government under the Constitution as the golden age of minarchy.
		The differences between minarchists and anarchists are usually portrayed as insurmountable by both sides, with anarchists denouncing minarchists as outright statists, and minarchists disparaging anarchists as utopian daydreamers.
		While most minarchists fail to see the humor in this, there is at least a grain of truth in this statement that minarchists and anarchists are not that far separated in many of their core beliefs.
	www.network54.com /Forum/thread?forumid=88448&messageid=1109873216&lp=1109877387 (1901 words)

	History News Network
		All minarchists believe that their fellow citizens are entitled to positive rights to police and military protection that non-citizens are not entitled to.
		My point was that minarchists presumably believe that every person is entitled to such services from his own government; so the right is universal, not partial.
		Neither can minarchists, who know that people who live in the third world do not enjoy the same positive, taxpayer-funded legal protections we do, claim that these protections are universal.
	hnn.us /readcomment.php?id=48197 (1559 words)

	BlackCrayon.com: dictionary: 'minarchism' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The minarchist position was summarized by Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, who said, "That government is best which governs least."
		Minarchism, sometimes clumsily called minimal statism, is the view that government should be as small as possible.
		What is striking is that almost every criticism of "impracticality" that minarchist hurl at anarchy is also true of minarchy itself.
	www.blackcrayon.com /library/dictionary?term=minarchism (416 words)

	Libertarians vs. Pavlov's Dogs of War by Brad Spangler
		It lost the fight to use an alliance of anarchists and minarchists to rollback statism with electoral politics before succumbing to the corruption inherent to power.
		Minarchists underestimate how truly formidable our enemy, the State, truly is. There is an entire ruling class using very sophisticated propaganda techniques, based on very serious psychological techniques, to maintain and extend the foundations of their rule.
		Minarchists, however, tend to be the libertarians most likely to succumb to statist propaganda, though, so that point is often lost on them.
	www.rationalreview.com /rationalreviewold/archive/guestcolumnists/bradspangler050603.html (1307 words)

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