It is a basic assumption of neo-conservatism that, as a consequence of the spread of affluence among all classes, a property-owning and tax-paying population will in time become less vulnerable to egalitarian illusions and demagogic appeals and more sensible about the fundamentals of economic reckoning.
[W]orld government is a terrible idea since it can lead to world tyranny. International institutions that point to an ultimate world government should be regarded with the deepest suspicion. Finally, for a great power, the ’national interest’ is not a geographical term, except for fairly prosaic matters such as trade and environmental regulation.
Huh huh.
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