1. The Problem of Security; Historicity of the State and “European Realism”
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The Problem of Security: Historicity of the State and “European Realism”
Luigi Marco Bassani and Carlo Lottieri
[The State] forbids private murder, but itself organizes murder on a colossal scale. It punishes private theft, but itself lays unscrupulous hands on anything it wants, whether the property of citizen or alien.1
—Albert Jay Nock, 1928, On Doing the Right Thing
2. War, Peace, and the State
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War, Peace, and the State
Murray N. Rothbard
Section 2: Government Forms, War, and Strategy
SECTION TWO
GOVERNMENT FORMS, WAR,
AND STRATEGY
3. Monarchy and War
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Monarchy and War
Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
Modern history is nothing but an inventory of bankruptcy declarations.
—Nicolas Gomez Davila
4. Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation or Monopoly?
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Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation or Monopoly?
Bertrand Lemennicier
5. Is Democracy More Peaceful than Other Forms of Government?
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Is Democracy More Peaceful than Other Forms of Government?
Gerard Radnitzky
Section 3: Private Alternatives to State Defense and Warfare
SECTION THREE
PRIVATE ALTERNATIVES TO
STATE DEFENSE AND WARFARE
6. Mercenaries, Guerrillas, Militias, and the Defense of Minimal States and Free Societies
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Mercenaries, Guerrillas, Militias, and the Defense of Minimal States and Free Societies
Joseph R. Stromberg
7. Privateering and National Defense: Naval Warfare for Private Profit
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Privateering and National Defense: Naval Warfare for Private Profit
Larry J. Sechrest
8. The Will to be Free: The Role of Ideology in National Defense
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The Will To Be Free: The Role of Ideology in National Defense
Jeffrey Rogers Hummel
