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Re: Government vs. Markets

To: Amanda Walker <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Government vs. Markets
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 1994 13:02:23 -0400
Cc: [email protected] (Russell Nelson), [email protected]
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Amanda Walker says:
> > A geographical monopoly with *guns*, and a mandate from the masses to 
> > use them.  I can't say that I've ever seen a Niagara-Mohawk or NYNEX 
> > tank. 
> 
> The government does not have a monopoly on military force.

All normal people can only engage in the use of force once attacked.
Only the government and its agents are permitted to initiate force
against others with impunity.

Perry

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