The State, No Friend of Harmony and Peace
Robert Higgs •
Thursday February 23, 2017 10:35 AM PST •
Turmoil and conflict
Politics nourishes them
Nature of the beast
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Private property
Free markets and firm contracts
Foster harmony
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Human rights basic
State thrives on war and plunder
Freedom works better
Robert Higgs is Senior Fellow in Political Economy at the Independent Institute, author or editor of over fourteen Independent books, and Editor at Large of Independent’s quarterly journal The Independent Review.
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