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The exercise of authority over the same area by two States is a contradiction.
The Relation of the State to the Individual (1890)
Taking this view of the matter, the Anarchists contend that defence is not an essential of the State, but that aggression is.
The Relation of the State to the Individual (1890)
Aggression is simply another name for government. Aggression, invasion, government, are interconvertible terms. The essence of government is control, or the attempt to control.
The Relation of the State to the Individual (1890)
This distinction between invasion and resistance, between government and defence, is vital.
The Relation of the State to the Individual (1890)
Anarchism, in dealing with this subject, has found it necessary, first of all, to define its terms. Popular conceptions of the terminology of politics are incompatible with the rigorous exactness required in scientific investigation.
The Relation of the State to the Individual (1890)