#society #politic [[Cicero]] says that even in illegal [[Groupism]], a [[Politic]] is required to ensure the [[Trade]]: >For if a thief steals or seizes something from another thief, he loses his status even in that community. If the boss of the gang divides the spoils unfairly, his comrades will desert him or even murder him. Indeed, robbers supposedly have a code of their own, which they are under an obligation to obey. In [# How Innovation Works](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/52219273), [[Matt Ridley]], as always with his [[Biology]] point of view, seems to explain that trade among hunter gatherers, first using the law of comparative advantage (some tribe get specialized at making spear, the other at axes, they trade each-other), required some form of state, the need increasing with the scale of the trade, obviously.