The Impossibility of the State

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04/20/2016 Journal of Libertarian Studies Leonard Brewster

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In this article, Leonard Brewster discusses how self-governance can be much more efficient than a formal governing class or state.

Volume 16, Number 3 (2002)

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Brewster, Leonard. “The Impossibility of the State.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 16, No. 3 (2002): 19–34.

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