H.S.H. Prince Hans-Adam II -- The State in the Third Millennium

Since 1989, H.S.H. Prince Hans-Adam II has reigned in Liechtenstein. Comprising 62 square miles nestled between Austria and Switzerland with a population of about 35,000, Liechtenstein is one of the world's smallest nations—but has the highest per capita GDP in the world. The head of a family that traces its history back more than 900 years, to the beginning of the second millennium, Prince Hans-Adam is the author of a new book, The State in the Third Millennium.


From his perspective as a ruling monarch, Prince Hans-Adam affirms the centrality of democracy in the modern nation-state and makes the case for limited government: "[The United States and Europe] have to free the state from all the unnecessary tasks and burdens with which it has been loaded during the last hundred years, which have distracted it from its two main tasks: maintenance of the rule of law and foreign policy."
Using the examples of China and Russia to illustrate the difficulty of transitioning from dictatorships to democracy, he asserts the primacy of establishing economic freedom. Finally, he speaks to the importance of America maintaining its preeminent role in world affairs.

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[RomanSedlak]

He is great! Period.

[AlleluiaElizabeth]

Also, loved his final sentence to the US. We're trying, Sir. :)

[Cazzac111]

Interesting indeed that Gefica Industries (reg. Lichtenstein) owns Adelphi House (within the John Adam St Gang), and that here we have Prince Hans-Adam II of Lichtenstein. People should google 'British politics controlled by the John Adam St Gang'. Also see youtube vids 'Ark Schools Academies & Eugenics' (Ark is of John Adam St Gang), & 'Ark and Eim Group' Google 'Atos, the Work Programme and Mandatroy Work Activity' (via the DWP, which is in Adelphi House - John Adam St Gang). Also youtube

[SilverRedIndigo]

Very important book for any student of politics.

It's a rare window into the machination of the psyches of the elite.

[calixtesaint]

The plan-getting rid of both welfare benefits as well as pension benefits.

[lunabranwen]

in other words hes not a leftest

[williamwagener]

I did NOT hear of Riots in French Capital, Paris over raising retirement from 60-62. Hans makes some sense, on China they had to build up economic freedom first, before democracy could work, because uneducated poor hungry masses simple steal what those WITH something have, rather than create wealth decentralized. But did the Chinese have a choice? Maybe, we should go back to city states. These national BIG states trample on people. EU will not last.

[realzoomy]

Oh dear. He wants to get rid of God.

[domeniqeue]

Great !

[AlleluiaElizabeth]

This was an excellent interview. Very interesting. :)