


Thus, discrepancy of opinion in a wide array of political matters is often directly traceable back to a discrepancy of opinion in the justification for the state. Indeed, a person's opinions regarding the role of government often determine the rest of their political ideology. However, most political ideologies have their own justifications, and thus their own vision of what constitutes a legitimate state. In fact, anarchists believe that there is no justification for the state at all, and that human societies would be better off without it. There is no single, universally accepted justification of the state. Typically, such a justification explains why the state should exist, and to some degree scopes the role of government – what a legitimate state should or should not be able to do. The justification of the state refers to the source of legitimate authority for the state or government. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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