Lesson 112: Borders And Fences
In his poem The Mending Wall Robert Frost has one neighbor say to the other “Good fences make good neighbors”.
“Good neighbors respect one another's property. Good farmers, for example, maintain their fences in order to keep their livestock from wandering onto neighboring farms.” - internet quote
Borders denote the boundary lines of a particular central authority’s area of control. So for example US taxes can be legally (but not naturally) collected from individuals inside the border but not outside the border. All countries by definition have borders. Wars are fought over where those borders should be located.
Once a border has been established it can be used to either keep individuals in or keep others out. Since borders are unnatural manmade lines on a map they will come with all the unintended consequences associated with opposing natural law.
Fences that denote the boundaries of justly obtained properties are consistent with natural law and therefore promote peace and prosperity. Borders that separate one group of power seekers from another are not natural and therefore they lead to various levels of conflict and violence.