ABSTRACT
GOVERNMENTsurelyhasneverbeenmoreprominentthantoday.ThemostdespoticgovernmentofH)OOwouldnothavedared probeintotheprivateaffairsofitscitizensasincome-taxcollectors nowdoroutinelyinthefreestsociety.EventheCzar'ssecretpolice didnotgoinforthesecurityinvestigationswenowtakeforgranted. Norcouldanybureaucratofl<)OOhaveimaginedthequestionnaires thatgovernmentsnowexpectbusinesses,universities,orcitizensto filloutinever-mountingnumberandever-increasingdetail.Atthe sametime,governmenthaseverywherebecomethelargestemployer.
