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Hegel viewed the state as:

  1. the highest ethical realization of community
  2. an evil necessary only for security
  3. a class instrument
  4. an obstacle to liberty
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Correct answer: A. the highest ethical realization of community

1. Hegel's "Philosophy of Right" (1820) treats state as ethical idea. 2. The state synthesizes family and civil society at a higher level. 3. This contrasts with Marx's view of state as class instrument. __Source: syllabus Political Theory — idealist political thought__

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