Almost all of us have been raised in the belief that political institutions are necessary to provide order and harmony in society. In fact, we have been taught that the political State is synonymous with society itself; that the political State energizes and organizes society, creates and protects human rights, and make economic and social life possible.

— Butler D. Shaffer Calculated Chaos: Institutional Threats to Peace and Human Survival (1985)

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