"It is interesting to observe that in the……" — Albert J. Nock
"It is interesting to observe that in the year 1935 the average individual's incurious attitude towards the phenomenon of the State is precisely what his attitude was toward the phenomenon of the Church in the year, say, 1500. It does not appear to have occurred to the Church-citizen of that day, any more than it occurs to the State-citizen of the present, to ask what sort of institution it was that claimed his allegiance."
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50 Quotes by Albert J. Nock
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It is unfortunately none too well understood that, just as the State has no money of its own, so it…
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You get the same order of criminality from any State to which you give power to exercise it; and whatever…
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When politicians say "I'm in politics," it may or may not be possible to trust them, but when they say,…
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When a beggar asks us for a quarter, our instinct is to say that the State has already confiscated our…
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The competition of social power with State power is always disadvantaged, since the State can arrange the terms of competition…
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It is easier to seize wealth than to produce it, and as long as the State makes the seizure of…
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The superficial distinctions of Fascism, Bolshevism, Hitlerism, are the concern of journalists and publicists; the serious student sees in them…
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As Dr. Sigmund Freud has observed, it cannot even be said that the State has ever shown any disposition to…
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The State, both in its genesis and by its primary intention, is purely anti-social. It is not based on the…
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It is unfortunately none too well understood that, just as the State has no money of its own, so it…
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The State claims and exercises the monopoly of crime. It forbids private murder, but itself organizes murder on a colossal…
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The only thing that the psychically-human being can do to improve society is to present society with one improved unit.
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My major allegiance has been to storytelling, not to history.
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To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to…
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If you're honest with yourself, you're going to find out whether you truly love America, or whether your primary allegiance…
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You only trust those who are absolutely like yourself, those who have signed a pledge of allegiance to this particular…
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I have heard something said about allegiance to the South. I know no South, no North, no East, no West,…
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When you enlisted into the armed forces you swore to support and defend a Constitution that did not yet fully…
— David Petraeus
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You assist an evil system most effectively by obeying its orders and decrees. An evil system never deserves such allegiance.…
— Mahatma Gandhi
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What we hold sacred is honor, justice, and glory. You need not swear allegiance to our storm god, to serve…
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Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and…
— James Bryce
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I wouldn't pick a judge who said that the Pledge of Allegiance couldn't be said in a school because it…
— George W. Bush
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Loyalty must be forged - to him, to his: stronger than iron, from experience, from risk - it can't be…
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The chief bond of the soldier is his oath of allegiance and love for the flag.
— Seneca the Younger
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