The greatest delusion of all is that people are unable to make choices and be in control of their own lives because they are too stupid and powerless, at least according to government officials.
Meanwhile these same people, who are stupid and powerless to make key decisions in their own lives, somehow are said to be able to find the wisdom to vote and elect morally and intellectually superior people (government officials) to manage their lives for them.
Governments simply means to have a monopoly of the use of force inside a fictitious geographical boundary. No matter what form it takes, they must use force to maintain order under their rules of law!
It's all hogwash if you ask me.