The man who produces while others dispose of his product is a slave.
Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. But it has been rising steadily. If physical force is to be barred from social relationships, men need an institution charged with the task of protecting their rights under an objective code of rules. A government is the means of placing the retaliatory use of physical force under objective control - i.e., under objectively defined laws. The Virtue of Selfishness.