The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual, crime.

Max Stirner
The state calls its own violence law, but that of...
The state calls its own violence law, but that of...
The state calls its own violence law, but that of...
The state calls its own violence law, but that of...
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The state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual, crime. How can you be in favour of the state’s use of violence when it is in itself the use of force?

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