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The best definition of “the State” i've seen so far (quote from the book):
“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.”
I am really exited to be a part of this club, thanks inigo <3
Some of my favorite quotes so far, this is incredibly well written.Quote from: Murray N. Rothbard
"We are the government." The useful collective term "we" has enabled an ideological camouflage to be thrown over the reality of political life. If "we are the government," then anything a government does to an individual is not only just and untyrannical but also "voluntary" on the part of the individual concerned. If the government has incurred a huge public debt which must be paid by taxing one group for the benefit of another, this reality of burden is obscured by saying that "we owe it to ourselves"; if the government conscripts a man, or throws him into jail for dissident opinion, then he is "doing it to himself" and, therefore, nothing untoward has occurred.
We must, therefore, emphasize that "we" are not the government; the government is not "us.
For the masses of men do not create their own ideas, or indeed think through these ideas independently; they follow passively the ideas adopted and disseminated by the body of intellectuals. The intellectuals are, therefore, the "opinion-molders" in society. And since it is precisely a molding of opinion that the State most desperately needs, the basis for age-old alliance between the State and the intellectuals becomes clear.
If "Ruritania" was being attacked by "Walldavia," the first task of the State and its intellectuals was to convince the people of Ruritania that the attack was really upon them and not simply upon the ruling caste. In this way, a war between rulers was converted into a war between peoples, with each people coming to the defense of its rulers in the erroneous belief that the rulers were defending them.
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I'm honestly amazed, everything thus far can be compared and seems so logical and correct. Take the section about 'intellectuals'. Go back 2000* years and the intellectuals had another name, philosophers. Take philosophers from the Roman era, what do they encourage; honor in battle, which coincidentally was a primary driving force of the roman military which was the key to their expansion, power and success on diplomatic, militaristic and social level.
"timidi mater non flet", which translates to "A cowards mother does not weep"... Seems to fit very well with the desires of the state at that time, Funny.
Time to continue my read.
Everyone here should join the book club. I promise there will be plenty of intellectually stimulating topics up for debate, and I welcome as many participants as possible, including those who disagree with our views. (Obviously a good debate wouldn't be possible without you.)
How do I join book club, and is the book club going to be on during christmas break? i started reading anatomy of the state
When your ordering to a PO BOX you can't use fake names. They will only put mail in the box that is addressed to the owner. I think a PO Box is a pretty good option for you.
That's why you don't get a PO Box. Get a UPS Store mailbox because they will deliver *any* mail addressed to that box number, REGARDLESS of whose name is on it.
