It may just be," he added, "that there is something…
““It may just be," he added, "that there is something fundamentally unworkable about government itself. As long as Homo sapiens terra is a wild animal, which he has always been and always will be until he evolves into something different in a million or so years, maybe a workable system of government is a political science impossibility, just as transmutation of elements was a physical-science impossibility as long as they tried to do it by chemical means.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Government may be inherently unworkable because human nature is wild and ever‑changing, making stable political systems impossible.
In simple terms: Governments may never work well because people are unpredictable.
Key Takeaway
Question the assumptions behind political systems.
Themes
politics
human nature
philosophy
Mood
skeptical
thought‑provoking
Type
philosophical
critical
When to use this quote
- policy debates
- philosophy classes
- government reform meetings
- activist planning sessions
Key Concepts
social contract
political theory
evolutionary psychology
Questions to Reflect On
- Is a perfect government possible?
- How can societies adapt to human unpredictability?
A Different Perspective
Human behavior can be organized under certain structures; this view may be overly pessimistic.