Only The State Legally Obtains Its Revenue

We Must Therefore Turn To History For Enlightenment; Here We Find That None Of The Proclaimed Anarchist Groups Correspond To The Libertarian Position, That Even The Best Of Them Have Unrealistic And Socialistic Elements In Their Doctrines. Furthermore, We Find That All Of The Current Anarchists Are Irrational Collectivists, And Therefore At Opposite Poles From Our Position. We Must Therefore Conclude That We Are Not Anarchists, And That Those Who Call Us Anarchists Are Not On Firm Etymological Ground, And Are Being Completely Unhistorical.

It Is In War That The State Really Comes Into Its Own: Swelling In Power, In Number, In Pride, In Absolute Dominion Over The Economy And The Society.

The Costs Of Government Are Bound To Be Much Higher Than Those Of The Free Market. . .the State Cannot Calculate Well And Therefore Cannot Gauge Its Costs Accurately.

Only The State Legally Obtains Its Revenue By Coercion.

[professional Politicians] Don't Mind If Price Controls Cause Shortages Of Health Care. In Fact, They Welcome The Prospect, Because Then They Can Impose Rationing; They Can Impose Priorities, And Tell Everyone How Much Of What Kind Of Medical Care They Can Have. And Besides, ... There's That Deeply Satisfying Rush Of Power.