ABSTRACT
People seek wealth because wealth gives them power not only over things but also to a certain extent over other people. Sex is of course one of nature's pre-human inventions; and according to the theories the desire for power is an instinct present throughout the natural world, whatever the culturally influenced forms it may assume in human society. While theories claiming that all our actions are inspired essentially by a desire for power are naive and of little explanatory value, it is nevertheless true that power itself remains a good that is highly sought-after. Less absurd varieties of anarchism, however, aim to abolish only political power; the theory is that if all governments, administrations and courts were to disappear, humanity would live in a natural state of peace and brotherhood. Power cannot be abolished, it can only be made better or worse by substituting one sort of government for another.
