Petri KajanderAlbert Jay Nock http://www.petrikajander.com Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:39:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 You will find inspirational, thoughtful, mind-provoking, insightful and sometimes artful writings, ideas, visions, and practical knowledge covering various aspects of life. Petri Kajander no Petri Kajander info@petrikajander.com info@petrikajander.com (Petri Kajander) 2006-2009 Petri KajanderAlbert Jay Nock http://www.petrikajander.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.petrikajander.com The Criminality of the State http://www.petrikajander.com/blog/the-criminality-of-the-state/ http://www.petrikajander.com/blog/the-criminality-of-the-state/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2007 19:01:43 +0000 petri http://petercajander.com/blog/?p=12 Albert Jay Nock:

Here is the Golden Rule of sound citizenship, the first and greatest lesson in the study of politics: you get the same order of criminality from any State to which you give power to exercise it; and whatever power you give the State to do things for you carries with it the equivalent power to do things to you. A citizenry which has learned that one short lesson has but little more left to learn.

Read the essay from here.

Another great essay from Nock: Life, Liberty, and … which can be found from the introduction to his book Our Enemy, the State.

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