#55 anarchy

#55 anarchy- general lawlessness and disorder especially when thought to result from an absence or failure of government; the absence of any guiding or uniting principle; disorder; chaos

-C16 from Medieval Latin anarchia, from Greek anarkhia, anarkhos without a ruler

- anarchic or anarchical- adjectives

Everywhere we see the signs of anarchy, and the need for some sound order and authority. ~ Matthew Arnold

As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy. ~ Will Durant

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