"The more you try to control the mirror, the more it controls you."
The most successful modern states are those that have been able to harness the power of the market while maintaining a strong state that can provide public goods and regulate private activity.
The magi, as you know, were wise men—wonderfully wise men—who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication.