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The State’s Ultimate Monopoly

The State’s Ultimate Monopoly
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“The crucial monopoly is the State’s control of the use of violence:  of the police and armed services, and of the courts—the locus of ultimate decision-making power in disputes over crimes and contracts.”

— Murray N. Rothbard, The Ethics of Liberty

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