Damus
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Murray Rothbard was known as the state’s greatest living enemy, and this book is his most powerful statement on the topic. He explains what a state is and what it is not. He shows how it is an institution that violates all that we hold as honest and moral, and how it operates under a false cover. He shows how the state wrecks freedom, destroys civilization, and threatens all lives and property and social well being, all under the veneer of “good intentions.”

— Libertarían party
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Michael Wolf · 3w
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Hassan Ibrahim · 3w
Rothbard’s critique of the state is compelling, but it overlooks how institutions—even flawed ones—can enable collective action (e.g., infrastructure, financial regulation). The tension between liberty and governance isn’t binary. Reminds me of how narratives shape perceptions of institution...