Absolutism and the “Reason of State”: Rothbard on the Growth of Statism

Tags: Europe, Legal System, World History

10/02/2025 Joseph Solis-Mullen

The Renaissance period is seen as mostly positive by historians, but the sinister development of absolutism and the imperial state complicates the legacy of that time.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/absolutism-and-reason-state-rothbard-growth-statism

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