Therefore coercion of the non-invasive, when justifiable at all, is to be justified on the ground that it secures, not a minimum of ' invasion, but a minimum of pain.

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I insist that there is nothing sacred in the life of an invader, and there...

I insist that there is nothing sacred in the life of an invader, and there...

First, then, State Socialism, which may be described as the doctrine that all the affairs...

First, then, State Socialism, which may be described as the doctrine that all the affairs...

We are here, on earth. Not one of us has any right to the earth.

We are here, on earth. Not one of us has any right to the earth.

I have also seen it stated that Capital punishment is murder in its worst form....

I have also seen it stated that Capital punishment is murder in its worst form....

The two principles referred to are Authority and Liberty, and the names of the two...

The two principles referred to are Authority and Liberty, and the names of the two...

Such security is equal liberty. But it is not necessarily equality in the use of...

Such security is equal liberty. But it is not necessarily equality in the use of...

To force a man to pay for the violation of his own liberty is indeed...

To force a man to pay for the violation of his own liberty is indeed...

Aggression is simply another name for government.

Aggression is simply another name for government.

The right of such control is already admitted by the State Socialists, though they maintain...

The right of such control is already admitted by the State Socialists, though they maintain...

The exercise of authority over the same area by two States is a contradiction.

The exercise of authority over the same area by two States is a contradiction.

The Anarchists answer that the abolition of the State will leave in existence a defensive...

The Anarchists answer that the abolition of the State will leave in existence a defensive...

But this is not to say that the society which inflicts capital punishment commits murder.

But this is not to say that the society which inflicts capital punishment commits murder.

For, just as it has been said that there is no half-way house between Rome...

For, just as it has been said that there is no half-way house between Rome...

And capital punishment, however ineffective it may be and through whatever ignorance it may be...

And capital punishment, however ineffective it may be and through whatever ignorance it may be...

This brings us to Anarchism, which may be described as the doctrine that all the...

This brings us to Anarchism, which may be described as the doctrine that all the...

But which is the State's essential function, aggression or defence, few seem to know or...

But which is the State's essential function, aggression or defence, few seem to know or...

Almost the only persons who may be said to comprehend even approximately the significance, principles,...

Almost the only persons who may be said to comprehend even approximately the significance, principles,...

Defence was an afterthought, prompted by necessity; and its introduction as a State function, though...

Defence was an afterthought, prompted by necessity; and its introduction as a State function, though...

The claim of the State Socialists, however, that this right would not be exercised in...

The claim of the State Socialists, however, that this right would not be exercised in...

And this is the Anarchistic definition of the State: the embodiment of the principle of...

And this is the Anarchistic definition of the State: the embodiment of the principle of...