The Criminality of the State
by Albert J. Nock (from LewRockwell.com)
This essay first appeared in The American Mercury in March 1939.
As well as I can judge, the general attitude of Americans who are at all interested in foreign affairs is one of astonishment, coupled with distaste, displeasure, or horror, according to the individual observer’s capacity for emotional excitement. Perhaps I ought to shade this statement a little in order to keep on the safe side, and say that this is the most generally expressed attitude.
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