Against alcohol and marijuana prohibition. Defeated Tammany Hall. Fought the mob. Championed immigrant rights. Progressive in an era when it made sense.
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So always or?
Regardless of your thoughts of when a government has accomplished its goal in accomodating for and recognizing the rights and needs of its citizens, wouldn't there have to be a theoretical point where progress was no longer needed, at least aside from the occasional technological leap?
At that point the state would be unnecessary, yes.