Defence was an afterthought, prompted by necessity; and its introduction as a state function — Benjamin Tucker
But which is the state’s essential function, aggression or defence, few seem to know or care. — Benjamin Tucker
But this is not to say that the society which inflicts capital punishment commits murder. — Benjamin Tucker
And capital punishment, however ineffective it may be and through whatever ignorance — Benjamin Tucker
And this is the anarchistic definition of the state: the embodiment of the principle of invasion — Benjamin Tucker
Almost the only persons who may be said to comprehend even approximately the significance — Benjamin Tucker