In the eighteenth century, it was discovered that even in the absence of the police - even if no one gives orders - people naturally act in such a way that the fruits of production finally appear.

18世纪，人们发现，即便没有警察——即便无人发号施令——人们的自然行为也足以导致生产成果的最终出现。

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The absence of an effective state in Somalia means there is no local ability to police national waters.

ECONOMIST: Piracy and private enterprise