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Old 04-01-2012, 10:15 AM   #132
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Re: Martial Ineffectiveness

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Lars Beyer wrote: View Post
Without this monopoly there would be no state.. so it sounds a bit contradictory to me.
Agreed.... The legitimized use of violence defines the state...at least that's an accepted premise among a vast majority of Western Political Scientists.

William Hazen
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