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Naturally flawed
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Many conservatives believe that the “state of nature” looked more like this*.
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Through trial and error, and by imposing law and order, we’ve managed to progress in spite of our flaws.
Conservatives don’t believe that perfect harmony is achievable. At best, we can expect an imperfect society which is relatively free and orderly.
* Philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) famously wrote that life was “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”