Defining the State

The violence that matters in any society is organized violence. The starting point for any theory of the state, therefore, has to be how the state organizes violence rather than how it uses violence.

The violence that matters in any society is organized violence. The starting point for any theory of the state, therefore, has to be how the state organizes violence rather than how it uses violence.

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