[NorthMountain]

He had great faith in people. He believed they were capable of taking responsibility — for themselves and for the world.

That is the fundamental error of all utopians, whether libertarian or totalitarian. To the contrary, people are broken and sinful. The worst of us are those very dedicated to "taking responsibility ... for the world".

[rlmorel]

Absolutely 100%.

We are flawed, and humans cannot be trusted with that power.

A world order is, by its nature, totalitarian.