Some communities will be abandoned, others will struggle along, others will split, others will flourish, gain members, and be duplicated elsewhere. Each community must win and hold the voluntary adherence of its members. No pattern is imposed on everyone, and the result will be one pattern if and only if everyone voluntarily chooses to live in accordance with that pattern of community.


Ch. 10 : A Framework for Utopia; Design Devices and Filter Devices, p. 316 - Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974)

Robert Nozick Quotes

Some communities will be abandoned, others will struggle along, others will split, others will flourish, gain members, and be duplicated elsewhere....

Some communities will be abandoned, others will struggle along, others will split, others will flourish, gain members, and be duplicated elsewhere....

Some communities will be abandoned, others will struggle along, others will split, others will flourish, gain members, and be duplicated elsewhere....

Some communities will be abandoned, others will struggle along, others will split, others will flourish, gain members, and be duplicated elsewhere....