The State

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The State The State, the government, the supreme, the eternal The aggressor against the persons and property of the mass of the public All states, everywhere Whether democratic, dictatorial or monarchical Whether red, white, blue or brown The State For centuries, the State has robbed people at bayonet point and called it "taxation" For centuries, the State has enslaved people into its armed battalions and called it "conscription" The State ...tax... ...slave... The State For centuries, the State has robbed people at bayonet point and called it "taxation" Coercion and violence by the direct threat of confiscation or imprisonment This is taxation The State For centuries, the State has robbed people at bayonet point and called it "taxation" For centuries, the State has enslaved people into its armed battalions and called it "conscription" The State The State