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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mama Bear who wrote (6237)	12/14/2000 10:57:21 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 6710

Without getting out my dictionary, I think "archy" means government, not law. From the Greek "archos." That's what I remember, anyway. Monarchy = government by a king. Oligarchy = government by the wise. Plutarchy = government by the rich. Anarchy = no government. Edit: now that I think about it, I think archos means ruler, not government. The word government derives from the Greek word for helmsman or pilot. That's why a mechanical device that controls the speed of a machine is called a governor. Several science fiction writers have written about future anarchist societies - Heinlein, a little, and L. Neil Smith a lot. The Libertarian Party of Arizona had L. Neil Smith on the ballot this year instead of Harry Browne.