Markets Are Peaceful but the State Is Not

Tags: Free Markets, War and Foreign Policy

03/30/2022 Thorsten Polleit

There are only two ways human cooperation occurs: through voluntary means or through coercion. The free market stands for voluntary cooperation; coercion and violence are the means of the state.

Original Article: "Markets Are Peaceful but the State Is Not"

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