"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one".   ~ Thomas Paine

That is a reasonable statement for a libertarian thinker. Small "l" not large "L".

Parts of the Left share similar views as the Right, especially in the area of laws that control presonal conduct.

The Left is especilly afraid of allowing the "people" to tell the government what to do because the "people" might make the "wong choices".