Private Defense

Tags: Political Theory

01/08/2010 Robert P. Murphy

There is nothing intrinsic to military defense that requires state provision. The free market can provide defense more cheaply and more effectively than the government can. It is foolish and reckless to entrust the state with the protection of civilian lives and property.

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