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I can imagine a perfectly just society with no laws.


I, on the other hand, cannot. (I can imagine many strange things, but not this one.)


Consider:

* A society of one.

* A society of one family isolated in nature, where each member is allowed to express their peculiarities and eccentricities, but never do each other any harm - not because of established rules, but because they truly love and care of each other.


One person is not a society.

The second example is virtually unreal (and even expressions of 'love' and 'care' can be harmful).


"Virtually unreal"? It's how humans evolved for hundred thousands years.




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