“Only the State legally obtains its revenue by coercion” – Murray Rothbard

„Only the State legally obtains its revenue by coercion.“

Murray RothbardMurray Rothbard’s quote on the state, coercion, and the legal collection of state revenue in the context of libertarian theory.
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Murray Rothbard was an American economist, historian, and political philosopher known for his contributions to libertarian theory and anarcho-capitalism.

This quote concisely summarizes Rothbard’s libertarian critique of state revenue collection and coercion.


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Murray Newton Rothbard (1926–1995) was an American economist, historian, and political philosopher considered one of the leading figures in anarcho-capitalism and the libertarian movement. He was a prominent critic of government intervention in economy and society and authored numerous influential works on free market economics, monetary theory, and political philosophy.

Quote by Murray N. Rothbard about the state's monopoly on force and violenceCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"The State is that organization in society which attempts to maintain a monopoly of the use of force and violence in a given territorial area; in particular, it is the only organization in society that obtains its revenue not by voluntary contribution or payment for services rendered but by coercion." Murray N. Rothbard
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Quote by Samuel Edward Konkin III about the Vampire State and voluntary compliance with income taxCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"Every victim of statism has internalized the State to some degree. The IRS’s annual proclamation that the income tax depends on “voluntary compliance” is ironically true. Should the taxpayer completely cut off the blood supply, the vampire State would helplessly perish, its unpaid police and army deserting almost immediately, defanging the Monster." Samuel Edward Konkin III
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Quote by Ludwig von Mises on the state's use of coercion to enforce lawsCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"The state subjugates, imprisons, and kills. People tend to forget this because law-abiding citizens submit to the authority of the government without complaint in order to avoid punishment. But lawyers are more realistic and call a law that cannot be enforced by coercion an imperfect law. The authority of man-made laws rests entirely on the weapons of the police, who enforce obedience to their regulations" Ludwig von Mises
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Quote by Albert Jay Nock about the State being anti-social and limiting individual rightsCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"The State, both in its genesis and by its primary intention, is purely anti-social. It is not based on the idea of natural rights, but on the idea that the individual has no rights except those that the State may provisionally grant him. It has always made justice costly and difficult of access, and has invariably held itself above justice and common morality whenever it could advantage itself by so doing." Albert Jay Nock
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