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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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...

Commanded love of all men indiscriminately is an obliteration of distinction between love and hate,...

Commanded love of all men indiscriminately is an obliteration of distinction between love and hate,...

Murder is an offensive act. The term cannot be applied legitimately to any defensive act.

Murder is an offensive act. The term cannot be applied legitimately to any defensive act.

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...

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 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.

Socialism, on the contrary, extends its function to the description of society as it should...

Socialism, on the contrary, extends its function to the description of society as it should...

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...

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...

The moment that justice must be paid for by the victim of injustice it becomes...

The moment that justice must be paid for by the victim of injustice it becomes...

Aggression is simply another name for government.

Aggression is simply another name for government.

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...

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...

One thing, however, is sure, - that in all cases the effort should be to...

One thing, however, is sure, - that in all cases the effort should be to...

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...

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.

The essence of government is control, or the attempt to control.

The essence of government is control, or the attempt to control.

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...

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...

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...