Action Quote by Theda Skocpol

The state is essentially an apparatus of compulsion and coercion. The characteristic feature of its activities is to compel people through the application or…

— Ludwig von Mises

The State is a professional apparatus that sets itself apart from the people and apart from the institutions that the people themselves create. It's…

— Murray Bookchin

The State always moves slowly and grudgingly towards any purpose that accrues to society's advantage, but moves rapidly and with alacrity towards one that…

— Albert J. Nock

Our idea is that a state is strong when the people are politically conscious. It is strong when the people know everything, can form…

— Vladimir Lenin

Over 5,000 years, states have made surprisingly consistent claims about their duties. They have promised to protect people from threats; promote their welfare; deliver…

— Geoff Mulgan

Therefore those governing the State ought primarily to devote themselves to the service of individual groups and of the whole commonwealth, and through the…

— Pope Leo XIII

Generally speaking, the less privileged groups in democratic society, as they become aware of their interests and their political power, will be found to…

— Gunnar Myrdal

“The State is a condition, a certain relationship between human beings, a mode of behaviour; we destroy it by contracting other relationships, by behaving…

— Gustav Landauer

Citizens often think of a state's interests in terms of the promotion of ideals such as democracy, a particular way of life, or other…

— Dale Jamieson

“In particular, the State has arrogated to itself a compulsory monopoly over police and military services, the provision of law, judicial decision-making, the mint…

— Murray N. Rothbard

The State is competent to assign duties and draw the line between good and evil only in its immediate sphere. Beyond the limits of…

— Lord Acton

The State lives by its very existence on the two-fold and pervasive employment of aggressive violence against the very liberty and property of individuals…

— Murray Rothbard