What does it take to found a new state? The abstract thought experiments of social theorizing tend to suggest a collective choice: a people deliberates, agrees on a social contract that best embodies its values, and then instantiates the appropriate social and institutional forms. The stakes are high. Choose wrong, and the people’s posterity will suffer from unfairness, depredation, or chaos. Choose wisely, they will have a chance at justice, social harmony, and order.
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