Rand - What is the Purpose of Government?

What is the Purpose
of Government?

Rand
from
The Nature of Government
Published 1961
An essay from the book
The Virtue of Selfishness
Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand answers...

The proper functions of government fall into three broad categories, all of them involving the issues of physical force and the protection of men's rights: the police, to protect men from criminals - the armed services, to protect men from foreign invaders - the law courts, to settle disputes among men according to objective laws.

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