Re-re-re-reading "A Loding of Wayfaing Men", and enjoyed this little reminder about why we the government. There is actually one thing that _only_ the government can do:
“But there are some things that can be done only by governments!” It was the Italian Ambassador again, angry still.
This time, Phillip answered with force. His voice was not loud, but it was surprisingly strong, and with complete conviction. “No sir, that is not true. The only thing that can be done by government and not by private groups is involuntary taxation — raising money without the permission of the donors. Make any sort of argument you like, and an honest economist can rebut it convincingly. If ever that was true, it is not true now.”
I just love this book by Paul Rosenberg. To those who don't know it or haven't read it yet, here's a short synopsis:
"A Lodging of Wayfaring Men is the story of freedom-seekers who create an alternative society on the Internet - a virtual society, with no possibility of oversight or control. It grows so fast that governments and "leaders" are terrified, and fight to co-opt this cyber-society before it undermines the power of the governing elite."
#FreeMarket #FreeSouls #AnarchyMy hardcopy version of the book is pretty worn, so I also have a PDF version from Internet Archive on my phone
https://archive.org/details/a-lodging-of-wayfaring-men-paul-a.-rosenbergI also highly recommended the audiobook version read by
@Max You can find it here:
https://towardsliberty.com/audiobooks/lodging... and once you're done reading this one, see if you can find other writings by Paul: The Breaking Dawn, Production Versus Plunder, Return Engagements, ...
