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In his concluding argument, Molinari envisions a society where security is provided by competing private firms chosen voluntarily by consumers.
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In his concluding argument, Molinari envisions a society where security is provided by competing private firms chosen voluntarily by consumers.
Molinari describes the inevitable consequences of monopolized security: rising costs, declining quality, and the use of force against the very citizens the government claims...
Molinari argues that majority rule is no more legitimate than royal absolutism when it violates individual rights.
Molinari distinguishes between society, which arises naturally from voluntary human cooperation, and government, which imposes itself through force.
Molinari describes how coercive control over defense led to the familiar abuses of taxation, war, and the suppression of individual liberty.