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The State, On The Other Hand, 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.

The Idea That The State Originated To Serve Any Kind Of Social Purpose Is Completely Unhistorical. It Originated In Conquest And Confiscation - That Is To Say, In Crime. It Originated For The Purpose Of Maintaining The Division Of Society Into An Owning-and-exploiting Class And A Propertyless Dependent Class - That Is, For A Criminal Purpose.

It Is Unfortunately None Too Well Understood That, Just As The State Has No Money Of Its Own, So It Has No Power Of Its Own.

The Mentality Of An Army On The March Is Merely So Much Delayed Adolescence; It Remains Persistently, Incorrigibly And Notoriously Infantile.

Considering Mankind's Indifference To Freedom, Their Easy Gullibility And Their Facile Response To Conditioning, One Might Very Plausibly Argue That Collectivism Is The Political Mode Best Suited To Their Disposition And Their Capacities. Under Its Regime, The Citizen, Like The Soldier, Is Relieved Of The Burden Of Initiative And Is Divested Of All Responsibility, Save For Doing As He Is Told.